LadyBug Magazine

Pros: Children's literary magazine of the very highest quality! Available to read at most libraries.

Cons: With a $36/12 issues "discounted" subscription price, it's outrageously expensive!

The Bottom Line: While expensive, Ladybug is one of the best children's magazines published today, full of wholesome, educational and fun literature. The illustrations are absolutely delightful. A subscription makes a wonderful gift!

Review: For parents, grandparents, childcare providers and the 2 to 6-year-old children whom they love, Ladybug is a wonderful literary magazine!

First published in 1990, Ladybug is one of the Cricket Group family of magazines....

Pros: Quality fiction, sweet illustrations, 12 issues per year, no ads

Cons: A little expensive for what you get

The Bottom Line: A sweet magazine with lots of stories and poems. The illustrations are varied and high-quality. We really enjoy this magazine.

Review: We started to subscribe to Ladybug after seeing it at a friend's house. My 3 year old loves this magazine and is really happy to get his own mail. It has lots of sweet stories that will appeal to the pre-school set. WHAT YOU GET IN EACH ISSUE Each ...

Pros: Variety of stories, fun illustrations, no advertising

Cons: A little expensive, but worth it.

The Bottom Line: Great literary magazine for young children. Makes a wonderful gift.

Review: Ladybug is a great magazine for children ages 3 to 6 that's full of stories and poetry. Contents The first thing you notice is the cover. The cover illustrations appeal to young children, and some of them are intriguing for older ...

Pros: Quality content, high interest for 2-6 year olds, NO advertising.

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Quality content, freedom from junk advertising, PROMOTES ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING!!!

Review: As a former special education and reading teacher, I LOVE this magazine, which covers the 2-to-6 range, and the rest of the magazines: Babybug (up to 2 years), Spider (6 to 9 years), Cricket (9 to 14), and Cicada (14 and up) .

First, the...

Pros: educational, great stories and song, interactive ideas with parent and child, parents resource guide, childrens activity insert

Cons: more expensive then my magazines

Review: This is a fantastic magazine for the preschool set. It's range of stories will appeal to kids from 2-6 (it adds a little spice to the bedtime reading routine). Because there is a continuing group of characters from issue to issue, my kids look forward...

Pros: Artwork, stories, no advertising

Cons: a bit expensive, but worth it.

Review: Between my 2 daughters, I think we have probably received 8 or 9 years worth of this magazine. I subscribed to Cricket for years as a child and so when my Mother discovered this magazine for preschoolers, she immediatly ordered it for my then young...

Pros: Stories, poems easy for beginning readers-engaging

Cons: None

Review: I recently bought for my daughters "Ladybug" magazine on a recent shopping trip at the local book store and I must say I wasn't disappointed! I wanted to buy one first to see what it was like before I subscribed but I also wanted to make sure...

Pros: Entertaining and educational.

Cons: Kind of pricey!

Review: We subscribe to this magazine for my three year old daughter. I feel it is a great learning tool for toddlers and brings them a good source of entertainment away from the T.V.
The magazine is filled with stories, songs, poetry, and even has a...

Pros: Excellent first magazine for the not yet reader

Cons: Hard to find

Review: There is a certain excitement a child finds when mail comes addressed to them personally. The thrill of receiving mail would quickly dissipate, if it were not for the excitement of seeing what is in the magazine. The first thing my granddaughter does...

Pros: Great for bed times

Cons: n/a

Review: We have loved this magazine for a long time. When I was a kid my grandmother gave me a subscription to Cricket and I loved it. My son received a subscription for a gift from her when he was 4. We spent many bedtimes reading and rereading all the great...