Zornička [Morning Star] (7–9), and Ohník [The Little Fire] (9–11). They are all general-
interest magazines. Slniečko [Little Sun] (7–12), a literary magazine, was founded in 1927.
Children’s magazines in the Czech and Slovak Republics are illustrated by the best
artists, and many of them consider their work for magazines an important part of their
artistic development.
DenmarkThe Danish Krible Krable (9–13) started in 1989 and was inspired by the American
literary magazine Cricket.
EstoniaNoorus (14–18) is a general-interest magazine, as is Täheka [Star] (6–10), which also
publishes children’s letters and contributions. Trukitahed [Print] (12–14) publishes
literature and illustrations created by students. All three magazines are written in
Estonian.
FinlandFinland has several quality magazines for children of all ages. JP (10–14) started
publication in 1938 as a boys’ magazine, but is now written for both boys and girls.
Koululainen (7–15) and Nuorten Sarka (8–17) are both over fifty years old. The latter is a
science, nature, crafts and music magazine with children’s contributions and letters.
Leppis [Ladybird] (4–9) started publication in 1987. It now licenses many features from
the French Bayard magazines.
FranceFor almost 200 years, French children’s magazines have been a part of French family life
and have played an important role in the development of French children’s literature.
Many of the great French authors of the last century were first published in magazines,
for example, la Comtesse de Sègur, Jules Verne, and Jean Macé, who was a pioneer in
making science plausible for children. Today there are approximately 135 magazines for
children from 2 to 18 years. Several quality magazines are published by Bayard Presse;
for example, Pomme d’Api [Small Apple] (3–7), was started in 1966 as the first French
magazine for children under 7 years of age. It is a general-interest magazine, as is
Astrapi (7–11). Popi (18 months–3 years) wants to help very young children develop
visual and language skills with simple stories, pictures, and games. Les Belles Histoires
[Beautiful Stories] (3–7) publishes quality literature, as does J’Aime Lire [I Love to Read]
(7– 10), which encourages beginning readers and includes children’s contributions. Je
Bouquine [I Read] (10–14) has good literature and book and film reviews. Okapi (10–15)
and Images Doc (8–12) focus more on non-fiction, geography, history, science and sports.
Wapiti (7–12) and Wakou (3–7), published by Le Groupe Milan, are quality journals
about animals and nature. Diablo (7–9) and Mikado (9–12), also from Le Groupe Milan,
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