Suzanne Wind
Phone Number: 917-744-0777
Street Address: P.O. Box 89, Old Greenwich CT, 06807
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.thesmartplaybook.com


Greenwich, CT, November 15, 2015- Lil’ Champs Play it SMART has been named a 2015 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) SILVER winner for its innovation, attention to quality, and educational properties.

Each year, NAPPA’s independent panel of expert judges and parents stringently test and evaluate hundreds of submissions and choose only the best of the best. Products are judged on innovation, safety, quality, educational value and the degree to which they assist busy parents and families.

“With so many products on the market, it’s sometimes hard for moms and dads to find time to separate the truly great from the rest of the pack,” says Julie Kertes, NAPPA General Manager. “Our testers save them that legwork by carefully evaluating hundreds of products and awarding only the best of the best.”

“Lil’ Champs Play it SMART uses fun and interactive games, puzzles, and activities to teach young children manners and basic social skills.” says Wind, author Suzanne Wind. “We wanted to provide parents a way to teach important life skills and to help build leadership at an early age.”

A complete list of all 2015 NAPPA Parenting and Children Resources winners will be available at NAPPAawards.com.

About Lil’ Champs Play it SMART:

New to bookshelves and a follow up to the successful and award-winning, The SMART Playbook, uses engaging activities to inspire children to follow ‘manners rules’. The acronym SMART stands for the five separate skill sets children will learn with the Lil’ Champs Play it SMART activity book: Social Skill Basics, Mealtime Manners, Art of Conversation, Restaurant Behavior, and Technology Talk. These valuable skills are taught in an age-appropriate and engaging manner that children will easily understand. Recommended for ages 3-6. For more information, visit www.thesmartplaybook.com.

About the author:
Suzanne Wind is the author of award-winning The SMART Playbook. Her last book has received a number of awards such as Mom’s Choice Awards Gold, USA Best Book Award, Creative Child Magazine 2014 Book of the Year, Academics Choice Award, The Mr. Dad Seal of Approval and The Toy Man Award of Excellence.

About NAPPA:
For more than 20 years, The National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) has been the go-to resource the for the best products for families. NAPPA’s team of independent, expert judges, along with family and child testers, select the most innovative and enduring products to be NAPPA Gold, Silver and Honors winners in two annual competitions-Children’s Products and Parenting Resources. For more information, visit www.NAPPAawards.com