The Letter Box

Dear Everybuggy,

I have been reading Cricket for two years. It is amazing!

I play the cello and take ballet. I love to cook, sew, draw, write, dance, garden, and read. Thank you for your amazing mag. I always look forward to it.

Zoe Ashbaugh, age 11 Lafayette, Colorado

Dear Cricket,

I just got my first Cricket magazine! It’s the best. I can’t wait to get the next one. I was sad that Ask had gone away because my mother did not renew it. So I was sooooo happy when I saw Cricket. How do you make the magazine? I’ve always wanted to make a magazine. Where do you get the pictures on the cover?

Nathan, age 8 Clearwater, Florida

Dear Nathan,

Welcome to Cricket! Writers from all over the world send us stories and poems, and we choose the best for our magazines. We also reprint some things from books in our library. Our art director then selects an artist to illustrate each story or poem and the cover.

Love, Old Cricket

Dear Cricket,

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