March is National Reading Month, and there’s nothing like a good story to transport you to other times and places. Speaking of transportation, this issue of CRICKET is all about a creature that has inspired authors and artists for centuries: the horse!
Cover art by Jeffrey Ebbeler
Saddle up with Cassie as she learns to take responsibility on the ranch where her family lives. Will she be able to save the day when the neighbor’s bull escapes? Find out in “Cowgirl Morning!” Then, step back in time to the turn of the 20th century and enjoy a rollicking tale about an eventful race between a horse and a steam-powered car! In “The Last Kirin,” a young princess learns to stand up to her father and protect a kirin-- a magical Japanese unicorn. Visit a real island full of wild ponies, enjoy the continuation of “Between the Pages,” tour the Horse Hall of Fame with Old Cricket, and more!
Plus, kids can make their own butter, admire award-winning art and stories from CRICKET readers, solve a “Crossbird” puzzle, and laugh at the antics of Cricket and LADYBUG! You heard it straight from the horse’s mouth: you won’t want to miss this issue of CRICKET!
Enjoy features including:
· “Cowgirl Morning” Bryn Fleming
· “Becky Lets Off Steam” by Timochy Tocher
· “Better Butter”
· “Black Stallion” by Linda Egenes
· “Two Destinies” by B.C. Bond
· “Between the Pages” by Kat Heckenbach
· “Stay Out” by Sharon Chmielarz
· “The Wild Ponies of Assateague Island” by Jessica Van Dessel
· “The Last Kirin” by Miya Hikari
Regular features of CRICKET Magazine include Letterbox, Cricket Country, Ugly Bird’s Crossbird Puzzle, Cricket League, Cricket and Ladybug, and Old Cricket Says.
