RAISING BABY GREEN EARNS TOP AWARD IN SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS BOOK COMPETITION

Dr. Alan Greene’s Newest Book Named 2008 Nautilus Book Award Gold Winner in Parenting/Family Category

Danville, CA, May 29, 2008 – Dr. Alan Greene’s highly acclaimed primer for raising healthy kids, Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Care, received the highest honor from the Nautilus Book Awards, which recognizes books that contribute to positive social change.

“My goal in writing Raising Baby Green was to give practical advice to parents for making environmentally sound decisions for their families,” said Dr. Greene. “Being named a Nautilus Gold Winner shows that the simple steps we can take will indeed make a difference to our families and our world.”

Since 2003, the Nautilus Book Awards have recognized books that contribute to positive social change, spiritual growth, conscious living, high-level wellness and responsible leadership. Silver finalists and gold winners are chosen in a three-tier judging process by an experienced team of book reviewers, librarians, authors, editors, book store owners and leaders in the publishing industry. Raising Baby Green will be showcased as the Gold Winner in the Parenting/Family Category at the Book Expo America, May 29-June 2, 2008.

Released in Oct 2007, Raising Baby Green is in its sixth printing. The first comprehensive guide to help environmentally conscious parents make healthy product and lifestyle choices, Raising Baby Green gives concrete, straightforward advice for parents on how to raise happy, healthy children in a way that helps both the families and the world around them.

About Dr. Alan Greene

Called the "Al Gore of pediatrics" by BabyTalk magazine, Dr. Greene is the chair of the Organic Center and provides Green parenting information on his website, www.drgreene.com. Founded in 1995, the site has more than a million unique visitors a month with more than 50 million hits. He is also the author of From First Kicks to First Steps: Nurturing Your Baby's Development from Pregnancy Through the First Year of Life (McGraw-Hill, 2004), The Parent's Complete Guide to Ear Infections (People's Medical Society, 1997), and a co-author of The A.D.A.M. Illustrated Family Health Guide (A.D.A.M., Inc., 2004).

Dr. Greene appears frequently on TV, radio, websites, and in newspapers and magazines around the world, including such venues as the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, Fox and Friends, NPR, The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time Magazine, Parade, Parenting, Parent, Child, BabyTalk, Working Mother, Real Simple, Better Homes & Gardens, and the Reader's Digest.