Awards and Honors for our Children's Magazines and Books

Cricket Magazine Group's family of children's magazines has received dozens of awards and honors, as well as volumes of praise from our fans, including Newbery Medal-winning author Lloyd Alexander and Nancy Larrick, author of A Parent's Guide to Children's Reading. The small sampling of awards and praise shown below should give you an idea of the quality of our children's magazines, and of our commitment to educating and entertaining kids of all ages, from toddlers to teens.  Don't take it from us, our award-winning magazines for kids say it for themselves.

Awards And Honors For Our Kid's Magazines

Children's Magazine-winner of the 2009 Parent's Choice Gold Award Cricket Children's Magazines--winner of Parent's Choice 2008 Silver Award Cricket Children's Magazines Magazine-Winner of the 2009 Parent's Choice Recommend award Cricket Childnre's Magazine-winner of the 2009 Parent's Choice Approved Award

The Cricket Magazine Group has won more Parents' Choice Awards in a single year than any of our competitors.


Most Recent Awards

2011 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award
2011 Paul Witty Short Story Award from the International Reading Association
  • Darriene Oaks for "Swing It!” from Cricket magazine (2011 winner)
  • Sheila Kelly Welch for "The Holding-On Night” from Cricket magazine (2007 winner)
  • Wendi Silvano for "The Inca Chaqui” from Cricket magazine (2006 winner)
  • Patricia Baehr for "Blizzard” from Cricket magazine (2003 winner)
2011 Teachers' Choice Awards for the Family
  • Click

2011 A+ Award from Education.com

  • FACES
  • MUSE
News Flash! The Cricket Magazine Group is proud to annouce that in 2010 ALL of our 14 magazine titles received recognition from Parents' Choice! See the list of titles and awards, below!

2010 Parents' Choice Gold
Muse

2010 Parents' Choice Silver
Click, Cricket, Ladybug, Calliope, Cobblestone

2010 Parents' Choice Recommended
Spider, Faces, Ask, Cicada

2010 Parents' Choice Approved
Odyssey, Dig, Babybug, Appleseeds

Fairfax County Public Schools, the 12th largest school system in the country, has adopted nine issues of CALLIOPE magazine as recommended supplemental materials for fifth grade social studies.
 
2009 Parents' Choice Gold
Odyssey, Calliope, Ladybug, Cricket, Spider

2009 Parents' Choice Silver
Cobblestone, Click, Ask

2009 Parents' Choice Recommended
Faces

2009 Parents' Choice Approved
Babybug, Dig

2009 Paul A. Witty Short Story Award
  • Cricket
2009 Classy Mommy Product Pick:
Babybug Magazine

2009 Grandkids Gift Guide Superproduct Award: Ask Magazine

2008 Parents' Choice Gold
        Cricket, Spider

2008 Parents' Choice Approved
AppleSeeds
2008 Parents' Choice Recommended
Calliope, Cobblestone, Faces, Ladybug, Odyssey
2008 Parents' Choice Silver Honor
Ask, Babybug, Click, Dig, Muse

2007 Parents' Choice Gold
Click, Spider
2007 Parents' Choice Silver Honor
Cobblestone, Faces

       2007 Education.com A+ award
              CricketEducation.com
Ask Magazine is one of the recipients of 2009 Grandkids Gift Guide Superproduct AwardAs Seen on Classy Mommy

Other Awards

National Magazine Award Finalist  







Ed Press Golden Lamp Award for Distinguished Achievement
Ed Press Distinguished Achievement Award for best story, cover design, graphics
National Magazine Award Finalist-The magazine industy's highest honor
Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award
Golden Lamp Award
The Old Schoolhouse Excellence in Education Award
Paul A. Witty Short Story Award given by the International Reading Association
(won by authors who have published stories in our magazines) This award has been won more times by stories published in Cricket Magazines than any other children's magazine.

Awards And Honors For Our Books

You Must Be Joking & You Must Be Joking, Two!

"Simply a collection of darn good jokes ... It would take a maudlin soul indeed to reach the last page without cracking a grin."
—Bulletin

"Collections should make room for this one."
—School Library Journal

Triple-Dare to Be Scared & Double-Dare to Be Scared & Dare to Be Scared

"Although some stories are scarier than others, the author does a good job of foreshadowing the outcome while building suspense. Sure to please anyone who enjoys a good fright"
—School Library Journal

"Enhanced by Ouimet's macabre tableaux, these tales rate high in chill factor for any age. Warmly recommended for solitary, late-night, under-the-covers reading."
—Kirkus Review

"With crisp, straightforward delivery and some intriguing endings, these thirteen tales are great fun for young readers who like to be spooked."
—Booklist

Cat in Numberland

"Ekeland's tale isn't just an excuse to teach math; its five lively chapters feature characters drawn with subtlety and humor."
—The Horn Book Guide, starred review

The Civil War Series

"The writing is engaging, and the chapters and sidebars include period photos and artwork, as well as a Civil War map and timeline."
—The Horn Book Guide

Patakin

"A very unusual and valuable resource, combining good stories with careful ethnomusicological research."
—Kirkus Reviews

The Robert Series

"The Robert books are instant winners."
—The Horn Book Magazine

Other Awards
 

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          2009 ALA Great website for kids Clickmagkids.com
2009 ALA’s Great Web Sites for Kids
         www.clickmagkids.com


 
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