Cricket's Choice

by Clifton Fadiman, Marianne Carus

A representative selection of stories, articles, poems, plays, puzzles, tongue twisters, and illustrations from the first nine issues of The magazine for children

Genres: Picture Books

288 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1974

About the author

Clifton Paul "Kip" Fadiman was an American intellectual, author, editor, radio and television personality.

Reviews

[Vivian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sadly out-of-print now. Still in my story files is "Little Green Riding Hood" by Gianni Rodari -- which I used very successfully in story time for pre-schoolers. Thank goodness there were TWO performers (so the second performer could cue the kids until they rose to the spirit of the tale).

Here's a link to hear the script: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0oUa... And here's a link to the script: http://talesoffaerie.blogspot.com/201...

I had a paper sack puppet on which I'd drawn a face. I clothed it with different cloaks.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a compilation of some of the pieces pulled from Cricket magazine's first year of publication. I only realized Clifton Fadiman had a role in its creation after reading his daughter's memoir (The Wine-Lover's Daughter). Reading through this made me remember how much I loved getting Cricket magazine as a child and has ensured my daughter will be getting a subscription sooner rather than later.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved Cricket magazine when I was young. This anthology really took me back. Good stories & poems with wonderful, evocative illustrations

[Peggy Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up with Cricket magazine and these are some of the best stories, poems, etc. they published.