Cover art by Polly M. Law
In Mikoto’s world, every child is chosen by a dragon on their tenth birthday. But when Mikoto wakes up on her special day, there’s no dragon in the fireplace. All of her classmates’ dragons are red like the Arizona clay, but her mother’s is blue like water. What color will Mikoto’s dragon be? And why is it taking so long to arrive? Find out in “Shades of Dragons” by Kate Myers. Read the true story of a world-famous architect who was mistaken for a beggar, enjoy a Yiddish folktale about a town full of complainers, and finish the saga of a family who took in a gruff cat known as The Pirate King.
Plus, laugh at holiday jokes, solve a kitty-cat crossword puzzle, and kick off the winter season with a beautiful candle town! With breathtaking illustrations, beautiful poetry, and fun activities, CRICKET is bursting with cheer to brighten the dark winter months!
Enjoy features including:
· “How Much Does Steam Cost” by Kelly Morrow
· “Holiday Humdingers”
· “Nicked Neck” by Laird Long
· “November” by Charles Ghigna
· “The Pirate King” by Joan McCarthy
· “The Architect and His Donkey” by Sue Cowing
· “Candle Town” by Beatrice Tanaka
· “Shades of Dragons” by Kate Myers
· “Blizzard” by Sandy Leibowitz
· “The Owl in the Henhouse” by Deepa Agarwal
· “Pick a Pickle” by Benjamin Westfried
· “Lighting the Menorah” by Catherine Young
Regular features of CRICKET Magazine include Letterbox, Cricket Country, Ugly Bird’s Crossbird Puzzle, Cricket League, Cricket and Ladybug, and Old Cricket Says.
