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Humpty Dumpty
Cover of May 1954 issue
CategoriesChildren's magazine
FrequencyBimonthly
PublisherU.S. Kids Magazines
First issueOctober 1952 (1952-10)
CountryUnited States
Based inIndianapolis, Indiana
LanguageEnglish
ISSN0273-7590

Humpty Dumpty is a bimonthly American magazine for children 2 to 6 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 more than 65 years, it is one of the oldest American magazines for kids.[1]

History

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Humpty Dumpty Magazine (then called Humpty Dumpty’s Magazine) was launched by George J. Hecht and Parents magazine in October 1952.[2] 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.[3] Another early editor was the children's book author Alvin Tresselt.[4] In January 1980, both Humpty Dumpty and Children’s Digest came under the ownership of the nonprofit Saturday Evening Post Society.[2] When Children's Digest was merged with Jack and Jill in 2009, Humpty Dumpty was continued.

Features

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The magazine holds an annual themed cover contest in which readers submit their artwork. The winning entry is featured on the front cover, with second-, third-place, and Readers’ Choice winners’ art showcased inside the same issue.[5]

Notable contributors

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Criticisms

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A 1986 study of several magazines for the very young, including Humpty Dumpty, concluded that only National Geographic World "solely and completely provided young children with entertainment and interesting information which offered many opportunities for extended discussion".[13] A 1980 study was similarly dismissive of Humpty Dumpty and other children's magazines.[14]

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About Us". U.S. Kids Magazine. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Brownfield, Troy; Brownfield, Connor (October 6, 2023). "How Humpty Remembered Rockwell". The Saturday Evening Post.
  3. ^ Kelly, R. Gordon, ed. (June 8, 1984). Children's Periodicals of the United States. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-313-22117-0.
  4. ^ Pace, Eric (August 3, 2000). "Alvin R. Tresselt, 83, Author; Wrote About Nature for Children". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "U.S. Kids Magazine Cover Contest". U.S. Kids Magazine. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Alexenberg, Mel (December 1, 2008). "Autoethnographic identification of realms of learning for art education in a post-digital age". International Journal of Education Through Art. 4 (3): 231–246. doi:10.1386/eta.4.3.231_1. ISSN 1743-5234. When I married and had children, I wanted to provide them with learning opportunities like the ones I had enjoyed in my childhood. So, for several years, I wrote them up as a monthly 'Science Fun' feature in Humpty Dumpty Magazine for Little Children.
  7. ^ Harris, Beth (2016). "Margaret Wise Brown Papers, 1938-1960". Hollins University (Finding Aids: Guides to the Collections).
  8. ^ Krantz, Steven G. (2011). "Memories of Martin Gardner" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 58 (3): 418–422.
  9. ^ Farrell, Jeremiah (2011). "Collector's Corner, Round 3 An Occasional Item of Interest to Gardner Collectors". Word Ways. pp. 195–196.
  10. ^ Ghigna, Charles (February 9, 2025). "From Humpty Dumpty Magazine, 1984. This was my very first poem published in a magazine for children". Instagram.
  11. ^ a b c d Humpty Dumpty Index: January - December 1971. Vol. 19. Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society. 1971. p. 2.
  12. ^ Lavietes, Stuart (August 2, 2004). "Lilian Moore, 95, Who Wrote Books for Children, Is Dead". The New York Times.
  13. ^ Scofield, Merry Ellen (September 30, 1986). An Evaluation of Magazines for the Very Young (Report). Education Resources Information Center.
  14. ^ Phillips, Mark (1980). "Children's Magazines: Mostly Bottle Feeding". Serials Review. 6 (4): 5–6.
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