With vigorous testing by children and early-learning experts, winning aย Practical Pre-School Award isย really something to be proud of, which is why Iโm delighted to report that Priddy Books did extremely well at the award ceremony on Friday, receiving a fantastic six awards! Take a look below for a little bit more about the awards and the breakdown of exactly what we won.ย
The Practical Pre-School Awards, presented annually by trade publication Practical Pre-School Magazine,ย are awarded for outstandingย books, educational equipment and toysย for children,ย focusing on products for newborns up to five years old. All products are rigorouslyย tested by children andย childcare and education professionals. The set criteria include scores for appeal to children, durability, educational value, play value and value for money.
Gold Award โย Hello Baby Play and Learn
Our Hello Baby Play and Learn booksย scored very highly with the testers, receiving an overall score of 95.6%. The interactive bars on Playtime, Numbers and Colours were a huge hit!
What the testers said:ย “What beautiful books โ the colours are bright and the illustrations are lovely. The interactive play bars kept even babies’ attention. The attractive illustrations and words encouraged the acquisition of language and older children enjoyed talking and expanding on what they saw. There are lots of everyday words in the book. Good value and the children are still using them.”
Silver Award โย Schoolies Storybooks
The storybooks in our Schoolies range, by Ellen Crimi-Trent, went down really well with children preparing to start school. Making Friends and My First Day at Schoolย scored a fantastic 85.4%.ย
What the testers said:ย “Great books to read in the summer term as children have started visits to their ‘big’ schools. We felt that the books covered the nervous/worried feelings perfectly, and helped our children express their worries about transition. Well priced too.”
Silver Award โ Schoolies: Wipe Clean Books
The wipe clean books in our Schoolies range also received a silver award!ย Let’s Get Ready for School and Wipe Clean Activity Flash Cardsย scored a brilliant 84.4%.
What the testers said aboutย Wipe Clean Let’s Get Ready for School:ย “Children 4+ years thoroughly engaged and keen. The variety of pages in the book allowed children to choose an activity according to their confidence level. Great illustrations and covered a wide range of areas if learning โ great talking points! The slot for a pen was a great idea! I was initially worried about children understanding that some books we can write on and some we can’t, but over time they understood.”
Silver Award โ Hello Baby Board Books
Animals,ย Faces, On the Goย and Words,ย our range of Hello Baby Board Books for newborns were awarded a silver award, scoringย 80%.
What the testers said:ย “Amazing chunky board books โ our babies loved them. It was easy for them to turn the pages and each page had pictures set on a black or white background, which was very visually stimulation. They were appealing to children and the books were well constructed so would stand up well to the wear and tear of little hands.”
Bronze Awards โย Schoolies My School Day and School House
We’re proud to say thatย Schoolies My School Dayย andย Schoolies School Houseย were both awarded a bronze award.