Highlights (magazine)

Highlights for Children
June 2021 cover highlighting the magazine's 75th anniversary
EditorChristine French Cully
FrequencyMonthly
First issueJune 1946; 78 years ago (1946-06)
CompanyHighlights for Children, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Based inBusiness: Columbus, Ohio Editorial: Honesdale, Pennsylvania
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
ISSN0018-165X

Highlights for Children, often referred to simply as Highlights, is an American children's magazine. It was started in June 1946 by educators Garry Cleveland Myers and Caroline Clark Myers in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.[1][2] They worked for the children's magazine Children's Activities for twelve years before leaving to start Highlights. The Highlights tagline is "Fun with a Purpose".[3]

While editorial offices remain in Honesdale, business operations are based in Columbus, Ohio[4][5] The company also owns several subsidiaries, including book publisher Zaner-Bloser. Highlights surpassed one billion magazine copies in 2006

Highlights, High Five, High Five Bilingüe, Highlights CoComelon, Hello, brainPLAY magazines do not carry any third-party advertising or commercial messages.[2]

  1. ^ "Highlights – About the Company". Highlights for Children. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Collins, Glenn (January 21, 1981). "Children's Magazines: A Varied Choice". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Timmons was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Children's Magazines". Book Market. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  5. ^ Walsh, Mark (April 23, 2018). "Documentary Charmingly Tells the Story of 'Highlights for Children' Magazine". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved October 17, 2024.