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| 26 Jul 2006 |
| A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FIREFIGHTER wins Creative Child Magazine's Preferred Choice Award! |
We are thrilled to announce that Wink & Blink's A Day in the Life of a Firefighter! DVD has won Creative Child Magazine's prestigious PREFERRED CHOICE AWARD! Thank you Creative Child Magazine!
About Creative Child Magazine: Founded in 1998, Creative Child Magazine is a bi-monthly publication that provides parents with the latest information on how to nurture their child's creativity. With departments such as Kids at Play, Health and Safety, Discovering Creativity, Nurturing Talent and Tomorrow's Child - Investing for Your Child's Future, Creative Child Magazine is essential and the most complete parenting publication for raising well-balanced children. |
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| 27 Jun 2006 |
| WINK & BLINK WIN A NATIONAL PARENTING CENTER AWARD! |
We are proud to announce that Wink & Blink’s latest adventure, A Day in the Life of a Firefighter! has won a National Parenting Center Award! The National Parenting Center calls Wink & Blink newest adventure, “a very entertaining video with lots of good messages, upbeat music, likable characters and fun imagery.”
The National Parenting Center was founded in July of 1989 with the intention of providing the most comprehensive and responsible parenting advice to parents everywhere. The advice provided is furnished by some of the world's most respected authorities in the field of child rearing and development. The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval program identifies the finest products and services being marketed to the parent/child audience. |
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| 28 Nov 2005 |
| A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FIREFIGHTER! WINS 4-STARS FROM KIDS DOMAIN’S FAMILY RESOURCE! |
Kids Domain is a leading and critically acclaimed educational and entertainment destination for parents, grandparents, caregivers, educators and kids (5-14 years old) who are actively involved in the search for and use of appropriate, educational and entertaining content for kids.
Read their review below:
"This is perfect for your little one. This video has been a great learning tool in my home. All three of my children (ages 3, 13 & 15) have learned from this video. My 3 year old now realizes how dangerous a fire is and understands and practices the stop, drop and roll procedure. After watching the video my children and I sat down and drew up an escape plan for us to follow and posted it up on the wall. Now we have a plan if such incident should happen.
The scoop: What a great way to spend an hour or 2 with your children. I recommend this video to all families, especially those with young children. The characters and the bright colors will surely keep your kids watching and at the same time learning how to keep safe. - Reviewed by Gloria Quast" |
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| 28 Nov 2005 |
| AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S BOOKLIST REVIEWS WINK & BLINK'S ZOO DVD! |
For more than 90 years, Booklist magazine, published by the American Library Association, has been the librarian's leading choice for reviews of the latest books and (more recently) electronic media. Every year we review nearly 4,000 books for adults, more than 2,500 titles for children, more than 500 reference books and electronic reference tools, and 1,000 other audiovisual materials.
Read their review: PreSGr. 2. First introduced in Adventures of Wink & Blink: A Day in the Life of a Garbage Truck (2003), Wink and Blink (played by actors in costumes) return in this energetic live action program that introduces the inner-workings of the Santa Barbara Zoo. The program starts off a bit slowly, with an introduction and jokes from the titular characters. It then picks up speed when goofy Wink and Blink escort three enthusiastic kids to a magic theater where they watch short films about zoo life. The most intriguing segment shows how zookeepers prepare food for the hungry residents. Another interesting sequence discusses the staff veterinarian’s role. The DVD encourages audience participation by asking viewers to shout out the names of various animals that appear on screen. Colorful computer effects enhance the action, and in-your-face animal footage will delight youngsters. This fast-paced, joyful presentation captures the working environment of a zoo. Brian Wilson |
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| 28 Nov 2005 |
| THE COALITION FOR QUALITY CHILDREN’S MEDIA ENDORSES A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A ZOO! |
The Coalition for Quality Children’s Media is a national, not-for-profit organization founded in 1991, and the All-Star rating is their highest award, given to only the top ten-percent of products they review.
One Coalition Juror commented: “Liked the footage of the zoo animals. One two-year-old kept putting her hands on the floor and walking on all fours every time she saw the apes or monkeys saying they walk like this. Kids wanted to watch it again immediately and pointed out their favorite animals as reasons why.” |
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| 28 Nov 2005 |
| SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEWS A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A ZOO! |
School Library Journal, the magazine librarians have turned to since 1954 for indespensible guidance in managing their library collections, has publised a wonderful review of Wink & Blink's first adventure!
Read the review below:
In this live-action follow-up to Wink and Blink’s A Day in the Life of a Garbage Truck! (June 2004,p.68), the duo return from the Land of Imagination to explore the wonderful world of zoos with their human friends Wendy, Jack, and Danny. Wink and Blink accompany the three children to the movie theater where they are introduced to mammals, fish, birds, invertebrates, reptiles, and amphibians. The children, as well as viewers, are asked to keep an eye out for three different keys that are clues to discover the Magic Door’s favorite animal at the zoo. By the end of the episode, the three youngsters use their deductive skills to find out that the Magic Door’s favorite thing is a mammal that has hooves and black and white stripes a zebra. Filmed at the Santa Barbara Zoo, the Los Angeles Zoo, and the San Diego Zoo, viewers are given a look behind the scenes at the work of the zoo keepers, including a glimpse into the kitchen while meals are prepared for a variety of animals. Youngsters are introduced to a wide range of animals including birds that don’t fly and mammals that live in the water, and learn the difference between apes and monkeys, and more. They also learn that it’s okay to be different when they are introduced to Gemina, a giraffe with a crooked neck. Filled with animal facts and beautiful footage, this adventure will be welcome in classrooms as well as for home viewing.-Veronica Schwartz, Des Planes Public Library, IL |
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| 17 Aug 2005 |
| WINK & BLINK WIN A SECOND iPARENTING MEDIA AWARD! |
Well Wink & Blink fans, the good news just keeps on coming! We are proud to tell you that A Day in the Life of a Zoo! has won an iParenting Media Award. That's a total of 9 awards for episodes one & two so far - hopefully with many more to come!
The iParenting Media Awards program evaluates children's media and juvenile products using the expertise of licensed childcare centers, experts and parents nationwide. Their objective is to find the best products, recognize them with their award and deliver insightful feedback to all submissions.
Visit iParenting Media online at: http://www.iparentingmediaawards.com/ |
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| 21 Jul 2005 |
| WINK & BLINK WIN TWO - YES TWO! - AWARDS FROM CREATIVE CHILD MAGAZINE! |
Whoo-hoo! We are pleased to announce that Wink & Blink have received two Awards from Creative Child Magazine. A Day in the Life of a Zoo! has won the prestigious PREFERRED CHOICE AWARD and A Day in the Life of a Garbage Truck! has been honored with Creative Child's SEAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD. Stupendous!
About Creative Child Magazine: Founded in 1998, Creative Child Magazine is a bi-monthly publication that provides parents with the latest information on how to nurture their child's creativity. With departments such as Kids at Play, Health and Safety, Discovering Creativity, Nurturing Talent and Tomorrow's Child - Investing for Your Child's Future, Creative Child Magazine is essential and the most complete parenting publication for raising well-balanced children. |
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| 21 Jul 2005 |
| THE DOVE FOUNDATION APPROVES A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A ZOO! |
We are please to announce that The Dove Foundation has approved Wink & Blink's second adventure A Day in the Life of a Zoo! for family friendly viewing. Check out their wonderful review:
"As Wink and Blink take you though the Magic Door on this adventure to the Zoo, you will learn all kinds of information regarding the animals, caretakers, and veterinarian of the Zoo. One of the things that you can learn is the different categories animals fit into because of what they eat. This is a delightful movie about the zoo since you can see all different types of animals, birds, fish, and reptiles. Solve a mystery with the clue keys you find at the zoo. All will enjoy this educational movie."
Celebrating its 13th year as an advocate for family values in entertainment, the Dove Foundation is a non-profit organization established to encourage and promote the creation, production, and distribution of wholesome family entertainment. |
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| 21 Jul 2005 |
| A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A ZOO WINS A TELLY, TOO! |
Holy cow, kids! Wink & Blink's second adventure, A Day in the Life of a Zoo! is a Bronze Telly Award Recipient in the 26th Annual Telly Awards. How Cool!
With this honor, Laurel Hill Entertainment's Adventures with Wink & Blink childrens' series joins a distinguished list of award recipients including PBS, Discovery Kids and Sesame Workshop.
Founded in 1978, the Telly Awards is the premiere award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world. The Telly Awards is a widely known and highly respected national and international competition and receives over 10,000 entries annually from all 50 states and many foriegn countries. |
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| 03 Apr 2005 |
| WINK & BLINK WINS APPROVAL BY THE DOVE FOUNDATION! |
Hey kids! We have even more exciting Wink & Blink news. A Day in the Life of a Garbage Truck! has won approval by the Dove Foundation! What does that mean? Being approved by the Foundation means that Wink & Blink’s garbage truck adventure “makes for the kind of story family members can enjoy together with confidence.” In fact, the Dove Foundation calls A Day in the Life of a Garbage Truck! “a very fun and educational video.” Thanks Dove Foundation, we think so, too!
Celebrating its 13th year as an advocate for family values in entertainment, the Dove Foundation is a non-profit organization established to encourage and promote the creation, production, and distribution of wholesome family entertainment. |
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