Misplaced Pages

Kidsguide is a bi-annual magazine serving families in the southern Los Angeles and western Orange County areas. The magazine provides editorial content and directory information for several thousand services for children, families and communities. Kidsguide can be found at public libraries, YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs, Girl/Boy Scout Offices, and various child-friendly establishments throughout the service areas. Kidsguide also offers a summer publication called the "Kidsguide Calendar" and weekly e-letter called "The Buzz."

History

Kidsguide was founded in 1986 by Liz Davis, a Long Beach-based mother with two children. Since then, the magazine has grown to serve an audience of more than half a million annually. The magazine has a sister publication called Petsguide.

Illustrators

Kidsguide has a tradition of custom covers created by famous illustrators. Such illustrators have included Mort Drucker (Mad Magazine), Jack Davis (The Zack Files, Marsupial Sue), David Catrow (Stand Tall Molly Lou Mellon) and Brian Biggs (illustrator for MOMA's children's web site).

References

1. "Kidsguide" Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Gritchen, Jeff, Long Beach Press Telegram, May 5, 2007.
2. "Kidsguide Magazine--Full of Kids Events!", Minnie Mommy, March 24, 2009.
3. "Kidsguide Grows into its 21st Year", Long Beach Press Telegram, May 6, 2007.

External links

• Kidsguide
• What to do when kids are bored

This local interest magazine article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. See tips for writing articles about magazines. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page.

• v
• t
• e

• Biannual magazines published in the United States
• Children's magazines published in the United States
• Magazines established in 1986
• Magazines published in California
• Mass media in Orange County, California
• Parenting magazines
• Local interest magazine stubs