04.26.07
Cricket 34/7: Thoughts
This was a pretty good issue of Cricket. It started with a wonderful story about a girl who wouldn’t let anything stop her from meeting Mr. Barnum and seeing his circus! The story was called “Meeting Mr. Barnum” and was by Patricia Baehr, who followed up the story with a note about the real period and place the story was based on. Later in the issue was a great historical piece raising the question of if the Irish could have been the first Europeans to discover America. It was funny and incredibly interesting (there are some very strange legends about saints, I must say), but it wasn’t finished, so I’ll have to wait until the next issue to hear the conclusion. Continuing on the Irish theme was the beginning of a very funny story called “The House Gobbaleen” by Lloyd Alexander and a bunch of cute Irish jokes. There was also a great story called “A Year and a Day” about a pretty lass and the scoundrel who wanted to marry her. It is a great “clever girl” story and easily my favorite part of this issue. “Zulma” was concluded in this issue and the end was quite sweet, although still a bit sad. There was a cute story called “Spring Fever” that I enjoyed a lot as well. It was just a light, entertaining piece. Overall I very much enjoyed this issue. I’m looking forward to the next one for the continuation of some of the entertaining pieces begun in this one. I’m glad Cricket continues to be such an amazingly high quality magazine month after month!