Babybug Print Magazine

My grandkids love getting the magazine and thumbing through the pages of each one they have received. Easy to read, good pictures and age appropriate content.

**I wrote the following five (!) years ago and things have changed. My youngest, now six, developed a profound and severe developmental disability (called Penelope Syndrome or ESES), so in many cognitive respects he is still a baby / early toddler. We have been getting Babybug magazine for five+ years, and I am so grateful. He LOVES it. He lights up when I say "Kim and Carrots!" (Kim is a toddler and Carrots her stuffed bunny: they have a little story in the beginning of nearly every issue.) For whatever reason my son is fascinated with Kim and Carrots. Additionally, my son really, deeply responds to the melodic, rhythmic nature of the rhymes / brief stories. I find them (stories / rhymes) very easy to read in a sing-songy voice -- they are pleasing to the ear, and he giggles and claps and tries to turn the page or prevent me from turning a page so we can reread. For him, I read each page twice, and then the whole story / rhyme all over again, at least one (usually two - three) more time. I don't know if the repetition might help him but he certainly likes it, and I do know that the repetition is good for him, allows his brain time to process what we're hearing. I like the different artwork but I don't think it makes a difference to him (hard to tell). This is the only children's mag to which we still subscribe: the others really held no appeal for him. We'll be getting this magazine f-o-r-e-v-e-r, or so it feels. I'm glad it exists because he really loves it, esp. Kim and Carrots.(old, previous review)My children (ages 3 and 1) both love books and we're regular library visitors; I thought getting magazines would be a terrific supplement. Well ... thus far I'm the one who's getting the most from the magazines. I don't know if the characters, illustrations, stories, aren't appealing to my children. ??? Of our three subscriptions, the children seem to be most interested in Wild Animal Baby -- not this or Click. (and Click is by far the least favorite) I still think Babybug is cute, albeit expensive (seriously, esp. given my children's [lack of] interest). If I'd known my children's reaction(s), I most likely wouldn't have ordered it.

We ordered this children's magazine for one of our great grand-daughters who is 2 yrs old. She loves her magazine!! When it arrives, she is so excited & can't wait to look at. Then she can't wait until it is read to her - again & again.. She looks at it repeatedly until her next issue arrives. We have just ordered a second subscription to this magazine for another great grand-daughter nearing 2 yrs. of age. There doesn't seem to be very many such magazines out there for toddlers but this is a really nice one. It's constructed from materials that are tear-resistent so they get lots of use out of it. It helps to encourage their interest in reading - which is so important for the rest of their lives. Highly recommend!

Babybug is a wonderful and colorful compilation of short stories, folk tales, poems, music and more. It was the perfect introduction to the world of literature and we read every single one for the first 3 years of our child's life. Our child is now in 1st grade reading at a 3rd grade level, with excellent comprehension. I attribute much of this to these early years of introducing literature and the love of reading beginning with Babybug. It is my opinion that a one year subscription is the best baby shower gift one could give. A rich investment that yields a very positive return. Thank you Babybug!

These books have good strong pages that hold up to a toddler's way of handling things. Content is good and is aimed at older babies and younger toddlers. Books last through repeated sessions and still in good enough shape for the bookshelf.

Both of my children have loved these books. We saved the books from our oldest (now 7) for our youngest (now 2) and both girls have enjoyed these. They have held up over the years and are so handy to pack in a diaper bag and virtually indestructible. We subscribed again for our youngest so we could add to our collection and continue to be happy with the quality of these products and so excited to see Kim & Carrots going strong!

More like a magazine then Highlights Hello, more content per issue; content changes instead of fixed; even has stupid subscription card like a regular magazine but more difficult to get rid of because of the binding. Stories are geared more towards 12mo+, longer, more educational and less sing-song like. Not destruction proof, tears pretty easily by a 9mo old.ADDED: Upgrade to 4 stars.I had to put away Babybug when we first got them (when LO was around 9mo), since she pretty quickly torn the cover off of one. She is now 22mo, loves both Hello and Babybug. I feel latter is more age appropriate and will last another year or so, but she will probably grow out of former soon. We read them at home, but esp useful when we are traveling, since they are so compact. I like the continuation of Kim and Carrots stories in every issue. Each issue usually has a central theme, either seasonal or otherwise, for example there was one about baking and sticky things.

This subscription was a gift to my granddaughter who is nearly three years old and lives in the US. I chose this magazine becuase we had a subscription to Babybug, Ladybug and Cricket in the International school I worked in here in Brazil, and the pre- school teachers found it very good for this age group becuae of the variety of items, stories, puzzles, non fiction etc. I haven't yet heard her reaction to it because the first issue just arrived.