Humpty Dumpty Magazine
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| Categories | Children's magazine |
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| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| First issue | October 1952 |
| Company | Saturday Evening Post Society |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 0273-7590 |
Humpty Dumpty is a bimonthly American magazine for children 5 to 7 years old that takes its title from the nursery rhyme of the same name. The magazine features short stories, poems, nonfiction articles, games, comics, recipes, crafts, and more. Having been continuously produced for 60 years, it is one of the oldest American magazines for kids.
As part of the Children’s Better Health Institute—a division of the Saturday Evening Post Society Inc., a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization—Humpty Dumpty’s mission is to promote the healthy physical, educational, creative, social, and emotional growth of children in a format that is engaging, stimulating, and entertaining for children ages 5 to 7.
Humpty Dumpty Magazine (then called Humpty Dumpty’s Magazine) was launched by George J. Hecht and Parents magazine in October 1952. Originally, it was a sister publication to Children's Digest, aimed at a younger audience than the latter publication. The first editor of Humpty Dumpty was Harold Schwartz. In January 1980, both Humpty Dumpty and Children’s Digest came under the ownership of the nonprofit Saturday Evening Post Society. When Children's Digest was merged with Jack and Jill in 2009, Humpty Dumpty was continued.
Today, children’s author Terry Webb Harshman edits Humpty Dumpty under the direction of Steven Slon. Humpty Dumpty is one of three children's publications in the U.S. Kids family of magazines, which are published by the Children’s Better Health Institute, a division of the nonprofit Saturday Evening Post Society. Its two sister publications under the U.S. Kids banner are Jack and Jill (for children ages 7 to 12) and Turtle Magazine for Preschool Kids.
• U.S. Kids Cover Contest: Humpty Dumpty holds an annual themed cover contest in which readers submit their artwork. One submission is then chosen by a panel of professional illustrators to be used as the cover of the magazine. Each first-, second-, and third-place winner receives prizes and up to $1,500 for his or her school’s art program. School art programs have been awarded more than $25,000 from the contest so far.
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