Cricket Magazine Group began with the launch of CRICKET® in 1973. Marianne Carus, founder and Editor-in-Chief, was determined to create a literary children’s magazine that would appeal to a child’s intellect and imagination. She insisted upon publishing only the highest quality children’s literature and selected world-class illustrators to produce the art accompanying the stories. According to Carus, “The way to create in children a love of reading and an appreciation of good writing is to offer them beautifully illustrated, lively, well-written, interesting stories, sustaining a witty tone and a sense of humor. I am convinced that children will respond to quality if it’s not forced upon them, but presented in an engaging manner.”
Some of the world’s best writers for children and adults have contributed to our family of magazines: Lloyd Alexander, Isaac Bashevis Singer, William Saroyan, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Rosemary Sutcliff. To complement the outstanding literature, we have commissioned art from topnotch illustrators around the globe: Tomie dePaola, Lisbeth Zwerger, Paul O. Zelinsky, Trina Schart Hyman, Eric Carle, and many others whose art enhances the beauty of the written words.
CRICKET began offering top-quality children’s literature 30 years ago, and since then we’ve created a line of beautifully illustrated literary publications for children of all ages: BABYBUG®, for children ages 6 months to 2 years; LADYBUG®, for ages 2 to 6; and SPIDER®, for ages 6 to 9. We also teamed up with Smithsonian magazine to publish three magazines that nurture a love for the sciences, arts, and humanities: MUSE®, for ages 10 and up, ASK®, for ages 7 to 10, and CLICK®, for ages 3 to 7. CICADA®, a challenging and entertaining literary magazine for teens and young adults ages 14 and up was added in 1998.
In 2000 we acquired five additional children’s magazines that focus on history and science: COBBLESTONE®, FACES®, CALLIOPE®, APPLESEEDS, ODYSSEYTM, and in 2001 we added DIGTM, which focuses on archaeology for kids. We are proud to add these high-quality titles to the CRICKET family of magazines. We have a magazine for every age and interest!
Cricket Books is a division of Carus Publishing and brings the same high quality and standards of excellence to its books for children and young adults as Open Court brings to academic scholarship, the Cricket Magazine Group to children’s magazines, and Cobblestone Publishing to educational nonfiction magazines and books. Publishing picture books, chapter books, poetry, nonfiction, and novels for children and young adults, Cricket Books, together with its Marcato imprint, will make young people fall in love with books and reading.
Jason Patenaude
CFO
For additional information about our magazines and books, visit www.cricketmag.com.
