''Spider'' is an illustrated

literary magazine A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letter ...

designed for children from 6 to 9 years old. Started in January 1994, the magazine is published in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

by The Cricket Magazine Group, which is owned by the

Carus Publishing Company The Carus Publishing Company, now subsumed into Cricket Media, was a publisher with offices in Chicago, Peterborough, New Hampshire and Peru, Illinois. Its Peterborough office was closed June 30, 2015. Its Peru offices have closed as well, and op ...

. The headquarters of the magazine is in

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Internet

Since June 2008, ''Cricket'', ''Spider'', and ''Ladybug'' magazines have had websites for their child readers and families.

Awards

The magazine was a 2007 and 2008 winner of a Gold

Parents' Choice Award The Parents' Choice Award was an award presented by the non-profit Parents' Choice Foundation to recognize "the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels." It was considered a "prest ...

for excellence in children's publishing.

References

External links

Official SiteCricket Magazine Group
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