Pocket Snails Music CD Wins “Toy of the Year Award”

Soaring Star Productions' children's educational CD, “Pocket Snails® Letter Adventure and Other Snaily Songs,” has received “Toy of the Year Award” from Creative Child Magazine.

Surprise, AZ (PRWEB) October 14, 2005 -- “Pocket Snails® Letter Adventure & Other Snaily Songs,” the award-winning children's educational music CD, received Creative Child Magazine's 2005 “Toy of the Year Award” in the Preschool-Educational Music Category, it was announced today by Kate Beale, producer of the Pocket Snails DVD and CD series.

“Pocket Snails Letter Adventure & Other Snaily Songs” is based upon “Pocket Snails Letter Adventure,” one of the most honored children’s videos of last year, which has received numerous awards including:

• Dr. Toy's 10 Best Educational Products

• Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products

• Dr. Toy’s Best Children's Vacation Products Award

• Dr. Toy’s Smart Play/Smart Toy Product of Excellence Award

• Creative Child Magazine's Seal of Excellence

• iParenting Media Awards Hottest Products

• National Finalist - 25th Annual Telly Awards

• KIDS FIRST! Endorsement - Coalition for Quality Children's Media

• Dove Foundation Family Review Board Seal of Excellence

• Award of Excellence - The Film Advisory Board

"We are delighted to have our CD honored for its quality, excellence and educational value by Creative Child’s Top Creative Toy Award panel," said Kate Beale, founder of Soaring Star Productions, the multi-media production company behind the Pocket Snails series. "We're pleased that parents will benefit from the assurance of this outstanding commendation, which recognizes the CD’s fun selection of educational songs in the Pocket Snails' own distinctive style."

The CD features 11 peppy, upbeat, educational songs that reinforce the alphabet and vowels, introduce phonics and more. Designed to appeal to little ears with bouncy, happy music and positive themes, the songs are sung and presented by three loveable cartoon snails Gordon, Dale and Buttons, a.k.a. the Pocket Snails - a trio of loveable characters designed to encourage children's imagination. The pocket in the series belongs to young Jake, a boy learning about the world around him with the help of the snails that live in.....that's right.....his pocket! Together, they embark on magical adventures in learning, engaging young viewers with humorous storylines, toe-tapping music, sing-along-songs, and colorful visuals -- creating "a soaring start for little minds™."

Among the tracks are those included on the DVD and some extra tunes -- “We Love the Vowels,” “Upper Case, Lower Case,” and “I Love the Pocket Snails.” Audio bloopers make for a laugh-out-loud ending to a delightful CD. Included with the CD is a lyric book so young listeners can sing along with their tiny new friends again and again.

The Top Creative Toy Award Program honors toys, games and videos that are recognized for their excellence in promoting creativity in play, and is designed to provide parents with gift ideas for the holiday season. The holiday issue of Creative Child Magazine will feature award winning products, and is expected to reach 250,000 families and 15,000 Toy Retailers.

Beale founded Soaring Star Productions, LLC in February 2003. The company specializes in producing distinctive, humorous and exciting educational media for preschool-age children and is dedicated to providing high quality, innovative and appealing products that are entertaining and educationally rewarding.

Recommended for ages two through five, Pocket Snails can be purchased at PocketSnails.com, Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and other online retailers. Suggested retail price is $12.95 for the VHS, $15.95 for the DVD, and $14.95 for the musical CD. The products can also be ordered by calling 800-477-7811.

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