Babybug

by Cricket Magazine

Babybug magazine is a board magazine published 9 times per year and is too good to miss. Designed for the 6 mos. to 3 year old it has durable pages simple text, clear bright pictures and is printed 9 times per year. The format is predictable with an opening story about Kim (a gender neutral child) and Kim's stuffed rabbit "Carrots". Following are short poems and stories perfectly designed to be acted out while being recited. There is no advertising. I can't recommend this magazine highly enough. I've used the poems to successfully transition kindergarteners between activities and to discuss topical subjects such as picking tomatos from the garden, chopping vegetables for soup and eating berries off the vine. To view one of these board magazines follow the link: http://caruspub.richfx.com.edg...=

2008 Parents' Choice Silver Honor

And reviews by readers all of which I agree with.
http://www.cricketmag.com/page...

Genres: Childrens

22 pages, Board Magazine

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Rfrancik · Rating 5 out of 5]

http://caruspub.richfx.com.edgesuite....

[close] Babybug magazine is a board magazine published 9 times per year and is too good to miss. Designed for the 6 mos. to 3 year old it has durable pages simple text, clear bright pictures and is printed 9 times per year. The format is predictable with an opening story about Kim (a gender neutral child) and Kim's stuffed rabbit "Carrots". Following are short poems and stories perfectly designed to be acted out while being recited. There is no advertising. I can't recommend this magazine highly enough. I've used the poems to successfully transition kindergarteners between activities and to discuss topical subjects such as picking tomatos from the garden, chopping vegetables for soup and eating berries off the vine. To view one of these board magazines follow the link: http://caruspub.richfx.com.edg...=

2008 Parents' Choice Silver Honor

And reviews by readers all of which I agree with.
http://www.cricketmag.com/page...

[Rachel Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magazine with heavy duty pages for infants
-Has poems with pictures that pair
-Poems with motions
-stories are shorter
Back has suggestions of ways to talk to kids

Incorporate magazines because it is a different type of text

[Caliana Berch · Rating 5 out of 5]

This allows children to be exposed to more options besides reading just books. The short poems are simple and easy to follow along for a younger child. The book is small enough for smaller hands and still more durable than a usual magazine.

[Kylee Lockridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interactive magazine that has children poems, stories, music, and small games. They have interactive move alongs as well. Harder cover so that it wouldn't tear or rip as easy as a regular magazine.

[Heather Lugar · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is used for infants and toddlers. It is a small board book style magazine. It is used as a variety of small stories for kids and be able to have children interact with the book.

[Hannah Wesson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aimed at infants and toddlers. Many didn't poems and big pictures. Also gives suggestions on how to use the text.

[Kristel · Rating 3 out of 5]

A magazine intended for infants, toddlers and their parents, the October 2011 issue has stories and nursery rhymes about going to bed, dreaming, bears, hands clasping, eyes blinking and more. The stories feature illustrations with bright colors, bold borders, and large characters that sometimes take up the whole page. All of the stories are quickly delightful and only one in this issue may give elder readers pause. A reprinting of Edward Lear’s nonsense limerick “B was once a little bear” and purposeful misspellings will cause those reading out loud (everyone due to the age level of this magazine) to trip over the words. The story "Kim and Carrots" features reoccurring characters in every issue that little readers can get used to. These pages only measure 6 x 6.5 inches, easier to grasp by little hands, although the pages are slicker than board books which could pose difficulty for the very young reader. These brilliant, vivid and soft illustrations can serve to capture the short attention span of an infant. The magazine provides parents with an activity idea in combination with the little rhyme about blinking. Also, on the back cover, Babybug points parents to the website for the magazine for more parenting tips on child development. This website does not have any advertisements on it and is simply a resource for parents and teachers working with this age group. It does provide a link to the publisher’s site which is primarily a list of items they have for sale. The publisher is Cricket and they put out a variety of children’s magazines, gifts and books. At about $4.44 an issue and nine issues a year, this magazine is well worth it for public libraries, if only because it fills a niche; very few children’s magazines are designed with infants in mind.

[Molly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Periodical
Board Book
Published 2008 by Carus Publishing

Ages 6 months-3 years

This charming serial is perfectly small for young hands fun, joyous poetry and prose are illustrated with a variety of media and technique to delight babies and toddlers.

Strengths:
- Read aloud/ lapsit
- Teaches pre-literate skills (and teaches caregivers how to nurture a literate child with a Caregiver Guide)
- Favorite Characters Kim and Carrots do things the child can relate to- share with a friend, have a visit from grandma, toss a ball with mom, unload the groceries.
-Contemporary and classic prose and poetry always included
-Action rhymes
-Enhanced content found online
-Wonderful illustrations display a variety of techniques
-Interactive with "find this picture" section
-advertising free
-Each book is strong to withstand baby and toddler use, non-toxic, staple free, and have rounded corners.
-Digital edition available

Weaknesses:
-Only nine issues a year. Would be nice as a monthly serial
- Cost- $33 a year is a bit expensive (but it is advertising free)
-small dimensions of book prohibit group read aloud of the whole item. It is made for reading one-on-one.

Uses:
-Perfect to use with lapsit sotrytime to model a variety of preliteracy skills and reading together.
-Great resource for action rhymes to use with toddlers
-USe interactive media on website and app to expand experience with favorite characters and poems.


Awards:
Winner of a 2013 Parents’ Choice Silver Honor

[Vivian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Babybug magazine is a subscription that pays back in many a story time. Dissemble issues and file in with themes to use.

I used two rhymes from this publication this week.

Where Is Liz? by Lieve Baeten

In the box.
Out of the box.

Boxes, Boxes by Julie Peterson

Mommy and Ned find empty boxes.
The yellow box makes a cozy bed for Whiskers.
Mommy puts books in the blue box.
Ned puts blocks in the red box.

[drowningmermaid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read:

Vol. 2#7
July/August 08

Vol. 3 #2
Mar. 2000
Mar. 2003
Jan. 2004
Mar. 2004
Nov. 2004
Nov. 2005
Jan. 2006
Apr. 2007
Oct. 2008
Jan. 2009
April 2009
May 2010
Nov./Dec. 2008

Dec. 03
Jul/Aug 04
March 05
Apr. 2010
Sept. 07
Dec. 07
Dec 99
Feb 07
10/2013

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

read with my little sis cute story

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not sure how many times I read this magazine for my daughters when they were young, but my guess would be close to a thousand times :)

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

[Emilee Niles]

-book for early childhood
-kind of like a board book, durable pages
-interactive pictures and activities

[Ally · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has thicker pages that are harder for infants/toddlers to tear. There is more emphasis on the pictures than the text. The magazine also has interactive activities in the back that children can do to expand on the text and pictures.

[Olivia Gustin · Rating 4 out of 5]

BabyBug is a good book to have for younger children. It is like a board book so the children can touch and interact with them. They contain simple words and pictures that match them.

[Maddi Platt]

Baby bug is a monthly magazine for babies. It is age appropriate and can assist in proper development. Reading these magazines can help children develop reading skills and oral language skills. More than one teacher could use these if a school subscribed to the magazine.

[Katie Kane]

stories
for younger kids
similar to board books so they won't rip
aimed at infants and toddlers
has poems
suggestions of ways to talk to kids
different type of text

[Courtney Byrer · Rating 3 out of 5]

includes short stories
durable pages
great for early childhood, infants, toddlers
includes motions for children
poems and pictures
suggestions on ways to talk to children
magazine: different kind of text

[Lauren Ottinger]

younger than ladybug magazine

[Kathleen Albanese]

different kind of text
poem

[Ashley Buchanan]

This is such a fun magazine. I didn't even know they made stuff like this. My kids love it. I love how it is cardboard and easy for young kids to look at. I love how predictable the format is and the many different things it has. The pictures are always done so well, it is bright and keeps young kiddos eyes. I would recommended this to everyone my three year old loves it.