periodical. But after the Second World War, all of Europe, including Holland, was
flooded with comics from the USA and from France. Still today, mass-market magazines
and comics have the largest share of the children’s magazine market in Holland.
However, two quality magazines have survived since their founding in 1919: Okki (7–8)
and Taptoe (8–12). Both are general-interest magazines. For pre-schoolers there is Bobo,
which publishes contributions by well-known authors and illustrators.
A brand-new venture started in 1993, MikMak is a literary magazine for ages 8 to 12,
which publishes famous authors and artists.
Fryske Bernekrante (8–12) is available in the Frisian language spoken by 35,000
people in the northern region of The Netherlands.
NorwayThe only Norwegian children’s magazine independent from special organisations is Norsk
Barneblad (8–13). It was founded in 1887 and still publishes literature, science and
nature articles, music, news, and children’s letters and contributions.
PolandMost former eastern-bloc countries are struggling to save publications that were
formerly published and supported by the Communist government and are now privately
owned. It remains to be seen in the next few years how many will be able to survive. The
two main periodicals in Poland are Mis [Teddy Bear] (3–7), founded in 1957, and Swiat
Mlodych (11–15), founded in 1949. The latter also publishes a monthly edition for
children of Polish origin living abroad. Both are general-interest magazines.
SpainAt present, most of the quality children’s magazines in Spain are published in
collaboration with French publishers, especially Bayard Presse. Caracola [Snail] (4–7) is
a Spanish version of the French Pomme d’Api, some of whose pages are created in
Spain. Reportero Doc is a Spanish version of Bayard’s Images Doc, and Gente Ce a
version of Bayard’s Okapi. Camacuc (6–14) and Cavall Fort (10–15) are general-interest
magazines in the Catalan language. Ipurbeltz (8–11) is written in Basque to provide
Basque literature for children.
SwedenEven though there were children’s periodicals in Sweden as early as 1766, the golden
age of children’s magazines in Scandinavia was the period from 1870–1915. Many were
religious, many educational, some advocated the protection of animals, temperance or
socialism. Lyckoslanten [The Good Luck Penny] (5–14) was founded in 1925 by a savings-
bank director in order to promote thrift among school children. Folkskolans Barntidning
[The Elementary Schoolchild’s Magazine], founded in 1892, successfully adjusted to
modern times and is still published today—since 1950 under the name of Kamratposten
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