{"id":7385,"date":"2013-10-04T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T04:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=7385"},"modified":"2013-10-04T08:23:52","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T12:23:52","slug":"childrens-magazines-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/childrens-magazines-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Children’s Magazines Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I need inspiration for displays and blog posts, I often turn to Chase’s Calendar of Events<\/span> and Brownie Locks<\/a>. I’m guaranteed to find many listings, whether they are historical, cultural, or just offbeat. \u00a0Children’s Magazines Month has been listed in both resources for several years; although I can’t find any information online about the promotion that I can share with you, I thought it would be fun, regardless, to have a discussion about children’s magazines.<\/p>\n

What’s the big deal about children’s magazines, and why should libraries invest in them? For one, they offer a great variety of stories and activities for young readers; issues may contain not only short stories but poetry, riddles, craft activities, and picture puzzles. \u00a0They are attractive to readers who may otherwise find reading intimidating. \u00a0They often encourage readers to submit writing, art work, letters to the editor, and questions, which can make writing an appealing activity.<\/p>\n

Ask: Arts and Sciences for Kids<\/a>\u00a0is one of the many magazines published by Cricket Magazine Group; in addition to Ask and Cricket, they publish Cobblestone<\/span> (American history), Faces<\/span> (cultures around the world), and Babybug<\/span>, which is written for very young children. \u00a0October’s issue includes articles about watermelons, Galapagos penguins and other unusual creatures, and snow monkeys. \u00a0Regular features such as a “Contest and Letters” section and “Whatson’s Book Corner” help to liven up each issue.<\/p>\n

Each issue of\u00a0Boys’ Quest<\/a>\u00a0is dedicated to a single topic, which is explored thoroughly through stories, factual articles, and puzzles. \u00a0Readers of the October issue will enjoy reading about pets through short stories (including a mystery), information on how to pick a name for your pet, instructions for making an automatic water dispenser for thirsty pets, dog jokes, and riddles. \u00a0No matter the topic, each issue will contain a science experiment, instructions on making items, and riddles.<\/p>\n

Young animal lovers will gravitate to the venerable Ranger Rick<\/a> (Ranger Rick Jr<\/span>. is also available for young readers). \u00a0Published by the National Wildlife Federation, issues contain lots of fun and informative tidbits. \u00a0October issue readers will learn about red foxes, prickly animals, and the great horned owl. \u00a0Readers can also look forward to reader mail, crafts, and games in every issue.<\/p>\n

Stone Soup<\/a>\u00a0is a classic in the field of children’s magazines; since 1973, it has showcased original writings and artwork by children ages 8-13. \u00a0In addition to short stories and illustrations, young writers may also submit poetry, letters to the magazine, and \u00a0book reviews. \u00a0Pictures of the authors and illustrators are included with their published work, which makes the creations much more personable.<\/p>\n

I know I’ve left out many other high-quality children’s magazines. \u00a0Tell us about your favorite children’s magazines in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I need inspiration for displays and blog posts, I often turn to Chase’s Calendar of Events and Brownie Locks. I’m guaranteed to find many listings, whether they are historical, cultural, or just offbeat. \u00a0Children’s Magazines Month has been listed in both resources for several years; although I can’t find any information online about the promotion that I can share with you, I thought it would be fun, regardless, to have a discussion about children’s magazines. What’s the big deal about children’s magazines, and why should libraries invest in them? For one, they offer a great variety of stories and activities for young readers; issues may contain not only short stories but poetry, riddles, craft activities, and picture puzzles. \u00a0They are attractive to readers who may otherwise find reading intimidating. \u00a0They often encourage readers to submit writing, art work, letters to the editor, and questions, which can make writing an…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[71,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogger-jennifer-schultz","category-childrens-literature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}