Slylock Fox and Comics For Kids Wins Parent's Choice Approval Commendation

Bob Weber Jr.'s Slylock Fox and Comics For Kids has been awarded a Parent's Choice Approval Commendation by the Parent's Choice Foundation. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids appears daily and Sunday in close to 400 newspapers around the globe. It has a combined daily circulation of 17 million, making it the world's most successful kid's activity newspaper page. Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids is the first comic strip to be honored by the Parents' Choice Foundation.

Since 1978, the Parent's Choice Foundation has been the only not for-profit consumer guide to children's media. Parent's Choice annually reviews books, videos, toys, audio, video games, computer programs, television, magazines, comic publications, parenting material, online services, collectibles and mail-order catalogs of children's products. Among the organization's honorary advisory board members are Julie Andrews, LeVar Burton, Barbara Bush, Peggy Charren, Dom DeLuise, and Mister Fred Rogers.

Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids has used a bright, friendly cast of regular characters to teach and entertain young readers for 10 years. Cartoonist Bob Weber Jr. created super-sleuth Slylock Fox to challenge youngsters to solve visual mysteries, and the Pigglys to intrigue children with word and math games. In other segments of the feature, Weber teaches kids about nature, pet care, self-esteem and health. He also shows them step by step how to draw.

Each week, Weber publishes one drawing by a reader in the daily comic and one in the Sunday comic to regularly recognize the developing talents of his young fans.

Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids Web site Wins Prestigious Award

Bob Weber, Jr.'s Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids Web site was awarded the Showcase Site of the Week and Best of the Net for March 1999 by About.com - formerly Mining Co. - a web-based guide that gathers links to thousands of topics.

Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids Web site Awarded Best of the Web in its Category

The editors of the 4anything.com network chose Bob Weber, Jr.'s Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids Web site as one of the best of the web in the Comics category . 4anything.com provides listings of the best that the Internet offers on any topic.

Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids Web site Wins Educational Award from USA Today

The Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids Web site was awarded the Educational Best Bet Award from USA TODAY Education for the week of November 28, 1999 through December 4, 1999. Each week the USA TODAY Education online staff selects three "Best Bets" sites they feel would be of educational value to their subscribers and guests. These sites are listed on the USA TODAY Education home page for a one-week period with a brief description and a link to the site. Fewer than 150 sites are selected each year as USA TODAY Education "Best Bet" Web sites. USA TODAY has been committed to education for more than 13 years. USA TODAY Education serves as a gateway to valuable information and resources for the total learning environment. USA TODAY Education's program is currently being used in more than 25,000 classrooms throughout the country. The program which is designed for educators, parents and students of grades 6-12, includes: a classroom set of USA TODAY, a daily educator's guide with curriculum ideas for that day's news, and access to the USA TODAY Education Web site at http://education.usatoday.com. This free education-specific Web site is a resource link on usatoday.com. As USA TODAY reporters gather the latest news, USA TODAY Education writers design instructional activities connecting the news to the classroom, home and community. USA TODAY Education online provides these activities with signature graphics and highlights key editorials and features which can be integrated into all curriculum areas. In addition, the site features interactive features, a wealth of resources and links to quality sites of educational value.

The Star-Ledger of Newark, New Jersy recently conducted a survey asking their readers which kid-targeted comics they preferred. The result? The Star-Ledger's readers favored the world's most popular activity page and the world's most popular fox over three other comics targeted at younger audiences. 12,063 readers chose Slylock Fox and Comics for Kids over U Can with Beakman and Jax, KidCity and Rugrats!

Kid-Tested, Parent and Educator-Approved

Slylock Fox and Comics For Kids has proven popular not only with children, but with parents and educators alike. Teachers from across the country have written to Weber to say the feature offers wonderful tools for promoting cognitive thinking skills and scientific concepts. Throughout the ten-year history of his feature, Weber has made a special effort to promote the importance of teachers in a child's life with efforts that go beyond the appearance of the comic in newspapers, such as:

• Special Teacher Certificates - Students have been asked to write about their favorite teachers - the ones that make them better students and persons. A Special Teacher Certificate, featuring the name of the nominating student, was awarded to each teacher.
• Reprint permissions - Schools and teachers have received free comic-strip reprints for use in the classroom and personal enjoyment.
• Slylock Fox Posters - Full-color posters have been mailed to children, parents and teachers.