12.23.06
Cricket 34/4: Thoughts
This was a really good issue of Cricket. I always enjoy the holiday stories and this issue had some great ones. My favorite was “A Penny for a Hundred”, which was a Christmas story about a Swedish-American girl and a German POW during World War II. It was followed by a recipe for a stollen that I’m dying to make! There was a charmingly funny Hanukkah story by Eric A. Kimmel as well. “The Market Square Dog” was a wonderful story by James Herriot and had adorable pictures! “In Search Of…” continues to be a very engaging story. I am eagerly awaiting the next installment of the story. It’s extremely well-written and intriguing.
The contest winners in this issue are the short stories about the fabulous map printed on the cover a few issues back. Several of them were very good, although many would have been much more interesting if they could have been longer than 350 words! I hope the editors do another project like this one, it was fantastic! I’d love to see more maps, perhaps in non-fantasy genres (or in ambiguous genres!). This was a great project! I wish that I could have read more of the contest entries!