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CRICKET Magazine May-June 2024 for Kids 9-14

CRICKET Magazine May-June 2024 for Kids 9-14

Everyone has something to hide! This issue of CRICKET Magazine is all about lies and disguise. Lying can lead to disastrous consequences—but sometimes a little deception is necessary to save the day! Watch your step as you navigate the pages of this issue. All is not as it seems!

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Cover art by Penelope Dullaghan
How far would you go to hide the truth? Follow along as budding actor pretends she got the part, a talented tortoise conceals her true form, and a girl fears what will happen if her classmates discover she lives in a haunted-looking house. Meanwhile, dragons worry about their new human neighbors, aliens and ghosts long to be seen, and trolls help a princess trick a mean queen!
With plenty of dreamy illustrations, moving poetry, fun comics, and interactive activities, there’s something for everyone in this exciting issue of CRICKET!
 Enjoy features including: 

The Spook House by Wendy Hairfield
I Sneeze in Threes by Michael Pope
There Goes the Neighborhood by Tina Tocco
The Tortoise Bride by Eugie Foster
Turtle by Elsa Marston
A Close Encounter of the Frisbee Kind by Lisa W. Cantrell
Dad Meets the Martians by Stephen Whiteside
A New and Distant Star by Anna Zumbro
Three Aunties retold by Tim J. Myers
The Lonely Girl by Danielle Cerin

Regular features of CRICKET Magazine include Letterbox, Cricket Country, Ugly Bird’s Crossbird Puzzle, Cricket League, Cricket and Ladybug, and Old Cricket Says.

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