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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Mother of Renee Good: I voted for Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the US, innocents like our family and the others here, against terrorists. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 22/09/2026

A little autumn spot-the-difference puzzle fun by Jaclyne Ooi for #kazoomagazine 42, The Brilliant Issue, on stands now.

Peep the Leaves
Compare the pictures and circle four things in the second scene that aren't the same, including one big difference that rhymes.
Hint: Catch a falling [blank]

A spot the difference puzzle illustration by Jaclyne Ooi for Kazoo magazine.

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 03/09/2026

"If you asked me 50 years ago, when we started Ms. magazine, if this first woman-controlled magazine would still be alive half a century later, I would have said absolutely not," wrote Gloria Steinem in 2023. Revisit her foreword for 50 Years of Ms.:

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‘At Last, We Know We Are Not Alone’: Gloria Steinem on Ms., the Feminist Movement and the Work Still Ahead

Gloria Steinem helped bring feminist ideas, voices and movements into the mainstream through journalism, organizing and activism—and helped build <em>Ms.</em> into what it remains today: not simply a ...

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 03/09/2026

Gloria Steinem wanted our young readers to know this: “The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.” She was passing the baton. The movement will only continue if all keep moving toward a better future. Rest in Peace & Power. #kazoomagazine

“Dear Noisemakers, The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving."
- GLORIA STEINEM
An interactive maze featuring Gloria Steinem. From Kazoo magazine 28, The Motion issue. Illustration by Kaitlen Yoo.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 28/08/2026

In every issue of Kazoo magazine, we include a maze activity, & readers can solve the maze while learning the story of a powerful woman. We chose to feature Dolly Parton for our Brilliant Issue (not the more predictable scientist or mathematician) because she was brilliant in such sparkly ways.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 28/08/2026

We featured Dolly Parton in our upcoming Brilliant Issue. We want our young readers—girls ages 5-12—to be inspired not only by her success, but also by her generosity and heart.

Dolly Parton’s secret to making her dreams come true: “You can’t sit around and think of all the things you want to do. You’ve got to think of what you want to do, and then you’ve got to get out and make that happen.” From Kazoo magazine no 42, The Brilliant Issue.
ILLUSTRATION BY SARA TOMATE.

Pages from Kazoo magazine no 42, The Brilliant Issue. A maze activity, telling the life story of Dolly Parton.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 18/08/2026

New! Kazoo magazine’s Brilliant Issue. It’s a celebration of all kinds of smart. Coming this fall. (64 pages. No ads. No AI. Cover illustration by Jade Howe.)

Cover illustration of Kazoo magazine. A girl w a brilliant starry mind. With text: “Kazoo: a magazine for girls who aren’t afraid to make some noise. The brilliant issue. Mind-expanding fun, games, stories, puzzles.” Illustration art by Jade Howe.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 12/06/2026

Our summer issue, full of hope, possibility, and screen-free fun. #kazoomagazine #kidlit #kidsbookssky

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 12/06/2026

We are such fans & so sorry to hear about the loss of Jane Yolen, who wrote a wonderful story for us in which a girl flies off in a hot air balloon. We like to imagine her soaring away to new destinations, now. RIP and thank you for the stories that will live on forever.

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ARBORA AND THE
AIRSHIP
When an adventure goes aury, a young pilot discovers she has everything it takes to find her way back home again.
By Jane Yolen
Arbora watched her father as he worked on their yellow hot-air balloon. His hands were swift, sure.
The bright afternoon sun glinted off his goggles.
That made the tough cords running from basket to bag seem to glow.
He used a small twister to turn all the final bolts so that nothing would come loose as they sailed. There would be another round of checkups on the "airship," as Papa called it-and then in the early morning. after a good sleep, and a better breakfast, they would be off.
Arbora thought the "airship" was actually more like a war canoe. She'd read about those in her adventure books.
She endlessly studied the photogravure portraits of fierce warriors standing by their large boats.
Papa had told her all about the warriors he'd encountered on his journeys, about their graciousness, their hospitality.
And about their amazing medicines when he'd fallen terribly ill while on one visit.
Papa was signaling he was finished with the checkup by waving the twister at her.
She waited patiently while he clambered down over the side of the basket. —from an original short story by Jane Yolen that appeared in Kazoo magazine 6, The Steampunk Issue, a published in 2018. Illustrations by Maria Tuti. #kidlit #childrensmagazine #janeyolen #kazoomagazine

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 12/06/2026

We are such fans and so sorry to hear about the loss of your mother, who wrote a wonderful story for us in which a girl flies off in a hot air balloon. We like to imagine Jane soaring away to new destinations, now. RIP and thank you for the stories that will live on.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 06/06/2026

ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO HEAR Kazoo played a small part in literary legend Lois Lowry’s new book, Building 903 (out in Sept). We include a short story by in every issue. Lois Lowry’s story appeared in the now-sold-out Kazoo magazine no 26, The Future Issue. So if you have it, it’s a collectible! 🏆

Graphic of Lois Lowry’s interview in Publisher’s weekly.

“ALA 2026: Use Your Imagination: PW Talks with Lois Lowry.

Question: Did you set out to write a commentary on censorship?

——> “A few years ago, a children’s magazine called Kazoo asked me to do a 1500-word story for a young audience. The theme was “the future,” and I wrote about an 11-year-old girl whose elderly neighbor slips her a key to a cache of books. The child has never seen books before, so she shows them to her mother, and they’re very excited. Happy ending! That story lodged in my mind, and I turned it into something much darker and more complex.“

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 04/06/2026

Trump telling Kaitlan Collins to smile, be quiet, etc, brings to mind this powerful Liana Finck cartoon from Kazoo magazine no 16, The Kindness Issue. We explain the difference between being kind & being nice—& tell our young girl readers (ages 5-12) they are not obligated to be nice to bullies.

Drawing of 3 mean monsters attacking a little person while yelling, “We said be nice!” And the little person yelling back, “No!” A cartoon by Liana Finck for Kazoo magazine no 16, The Kindness Issue.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 26/05/2026

Kazoo’s hope-filled “Impossible Issue” is otw to subscribers in June. Yes, it’s our 41st issue! #printlives #kidlit #kazoomagazine

Kazoo: A MAGAZINE FOR GIRLS WHO AREN'T AFRAID TO MAKE SOME NOISE

the impossible issue

FUN GAMES

HIGH HOPES

GOOD STORIES

BIG DREAMS

Pink cover image of Kazoo, w illustration of girl standing on a diving board, from “The Impossible Issue” #41 June, 2026. Art by Parapaboom.

Kazoo: A MAGAZINE FOR GIRLS WHO AREN'T AFRAID TO MAKE SOME NOISE

Pink back cover image of Kazoo, w illustration of girl diving into the water, from “The Impossible Issue” #41 June, 2026. Art by Parapaboom

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 26/05/2026

“In this age of online and social media, it feels refreshing to pick up a print magazine… Thanks for including Kazoo magazine alongside Illustoria and other cool gifts for kids. www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/g...

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9-Year-Old Kids Are Ready for More Grownup Presents. We Have 31 Ideas.

Many 9-year-olds can take on grown-up activities — like baking and sewing — and use grown-up tools.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 20/05/2026

This is such great news for local news and indie print! Though, we only sell one spread of ads, the “Kazoo Klassifieds,” and we always sell out.* *They are only $30 each and the sweetest ads ever.

'Alisa!
You are the
superstar! Rock and buzz this year as you always do! Love, Mom & Dad
XOXO

From Kazoo magazine’s “Klassifieds” page

Fern, you are inquisitive, inspirational, inventive, and impactful,
and I love you.
XOXO
Gramlie Bibi

From Kazoo magazine’s “Klassifieds” ad page

The “Klassifieds” ads from Kazoo magazine #40, The Wonder Issue, published spring 2026. The “ads”are inspirational and encouraging messages to young readers.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 20/05/2026

Congrats on this! As an independent print magazine, we love to hear it. 🎉

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 15/05/2026

Sort of a challenge to tell the complicated origin story of the beloved Wonder Woman character for the under 12yo readers (Scythians!, Homer!, Suffragists!, A frustrated academic!) but we love the way Coco Fox did it up!

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 15/05/2026

Some favorite panels from “Who is Wonder Woman?” the feature comic in our latest issue of Kazoo magazine, drawn w great wit & style by Coco Fox. #comics #wonderwoman #comicsky

4 panels of comics by Coco Fox, depicting ancient Scythian warriors, and Ancient Greeks gossiping, Homer writing The Iliad, and signing a copy for a fan. w text:

“Once people saw these incredible female warriors, word spread across the world.
All of these stories, true or not, spawned more and more tales.
So these AMAZING women-let's call them Amazons-are so strong because they are related to the gods!!
Can you make it out to Gary?
What if the Amazon warriors all lived on their own island?!?
TABLET
SiGNING
Homer writing The Iliad
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THE ILLAD
The Iliad was a hit!”

From Kazoo magazine no 40, The Wonder Issue.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This is the University of Central Florida. So many people really have no idea how much kids hate this shit.

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Valorie Nichols @meadowdays.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Good morning ☕️

Post by @sketchesbyboze: If you're feeling discouraged about the future of our world, remember that somewhere tonight a little girl is reading a book about brave kids battling overwhelming evil, and she is beginning to make plans

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 22/04/2026

The mayo company adopted the kewpie as a mascot because they wanted it to be as beloved as Rose O’Neill’s dolls! She also sold rights to hundreds of other companies in the 1920s, which contributed to her fortune. Her estate still does, so you’ll still see kewpies around. It is good mayo, tho.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 22/04/2026

Thank you, Martha, for being a part of our Brave issue, too! 💪This is a reader favorite and we’re almost completely sold out. 🎉

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 22/04/2026

Thank you so much for being a part of our Wonder issue and inspiring kids everywhere. We ❤️ your story!!! 🙌🙌🙌

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 22/04/2026

Another great reason for print: papier mache!

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 22/04/2026

Love seeing your infowars news @theonion.com @bencollins.bsky.social. We subscribe & our kids read, too. And thanks for your help creating a better world. Look closely for your cameo in our latest issue of Kazoo magazine:

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 24/03/2026

👀 The Wonder Issue, Kazoo magazine 40, is shipping to subscribers now. We’ve been publishing this quarterly print magazine for 10 years. #booksky #kidlit #printlives

THE WONDER ISSUE
Dear
Noisemakers,
There are so many reasons to love this world, including that there's a butterfly that's bigger than your head (page 34), and oceans are filled with water from outer space (page 42), and laughter really is contagious (page 45). And then there's you! You are a wonder too, and I'm so glad you're here. Kazoo's Wonder Issue marks a milestone. We're celebrating 10 years of being in print, which means we ve made 40 issues for readers just like you. I think this is our best one yet. Take all the wonder you find inside and keep if with you wherever you go.
XO,
Erin Bried
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
kazoo magazine
A Decade of
Inspiration
Since Kazoo launched in 2016, we've published
brave, maling art, solving mysteries, making mistakes,
being kind, and so much more. Which is your favonte?
Pick up any you missed at www
.kazoomagazine.com
kazoo
Cover Illustrations:
Alice Ferns
Expert Illustrations
Throughout:
Kaitlen Yoo

PUT ON A HAPPY FACE
Learn to ting humor and joy in
Helga Stentzel, pago 14

MEET THE ADORABLES
Get to know some of the worki's
like to study one up close from evolutionary biologist Beth Congdon, Ph.D., page 18

MAKE THE EARTH SPIN
go round, pago 22

SEE AWE IN ACTION
Solve a maze and leam from ballerina
Misty Copeland how to create your own wonder, page 24

TRACE YOUR
SUPERHERO ROOTS
Read a comic about the amazing women who inspired Wonder Woman, page 26

FEEL ASTOUNDED
Discover a world of wonder and get featuring underwater photographer
Theresa Guise, M.D., librarian
Amanda Jones, and astronomer
Ekta Patel, Ph.D., page 32
MULTIPLY THE JOY
Hanstoonne matrowor
and new friends page 48
BAKE WONDROUS BREAD
Make your own shokupan, the fluffy everywhere, with Sako Gordon.

DISCOVER
A WORLD OF
WONDER
(one goose bump at a time)

YOU COULD TRY TO SET A RECORD FOR LOTS OF THINGS- the longest distance ever tiptoed,
THE MOST SPOONS BALANCED ON YOUR NOSE, the biggest bubble ever blown-BUT NONE WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE MORE THAN TRYING TO SET the world record in goose bumps. All YOU HAVE TO DO IS open your eyes AND PAY ATTENTION. SOON, YOU'LL START TO NOTICE ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT CAN stand your hair on end-A FLOWER PEEKING THROUGH THE DIRT, A SUNSET THAT TURNS THE SKY PINK, the sound of a friend laughing. THE MORE GOOSE PUMPS YOU GET, THE HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, even smarter you become too. AND JUST KNOWING THAT? MORE GOOSE BUMPS. NOW ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES, TURN THE PAGE, AND get ready for the shiveries.

Kazoo magazine

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 24/03/2026

All you fools could learn something from my nine year-old.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 21/03/2026

Sweet to be on this list of gifts kids will love. “The Only Gift Guide for a 10-year-old You’ll Ever Need” from NY Magazine’s The Strategist: nymag.com/strategist/a...

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THE WONDER ISSUE
'Kazoo' Magazine
Subscription
From $58
This award-winning Brooklyn-based quarterly magazine is geared toward girls ages 5 to 12 years old. It's full of vibrant illustrations, engaging activities, and stories written and inspired by legendary scientists, world-renowned artists, NASA engineers, U.S. senators, and Olympians. The
BE AMAZED
FEEL DELICHTED
GET INSPIRED
magazine is also entirely ad-free.
Trolio's 10-year-old enjoys Kazoo's craft-project ideas most; over the summer, she built a working gumball
machine out of cardboard based on instructions she found in one of the issues. From NY magazine The Strategist. 3/16/26

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 15/03/2026

Thrilling Rube Goldberg machine on display at the Brooklyn Waterfront Museum. Reminded us of the Cherry Topper kluge comic that Ellen Forney drew in Kazoo magazine’s Awesome issue (no 14). Why do kids understand—better than some adults—that one thing will lead to another?

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 09/03/2026

👋 Hiiiiii MacKenzie! It’s spelled Kazoo w two oo’s.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 06/03/2026

Rose O’Neill, creator of the wildly popular, & lucrative, “Kewpie Dolls,” kept a standing reservation at an NYC restaurant for any artist who needed a meal. “You can’t make art if you’re always hungry,” she said. From the feature comic in Kazoo magazine #39. Art by @wendyxu.bsky.social

Comics drawing of artist Rose O’Neill, sketching a Cupid-like “Kewpie Doll” on a canvas, w 10 imaginary dolls floating around her. Art by Wendy Xu for Kazoo magazine #39.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 05/03/2026

I’m at the World Book Day. I’m at the Women’s History Month. I’m at the combination World Book Day Women’s History Month. Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World, a comics anthology by Kazoo magazine Junior Library Guild Selection. #worldbookday #womenshistorymonth

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 25/02/2026

Celebrating 10 Years! A decade ago, we launched Kazoo w a dream of creating a new kind of magazine for girls, featuring inspiration you can't find anywhere else. We now reach kids all around the world. Independently published & 100% subscriber funded. The Wonder Issue ships this Spring.

Kazoo magazine #40, The Wonder Issue. Spring 2026. Cover art by Alice Ferns.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 24/02/2026

Kazoo magazine’s Drawing Issue, featuring this Alison Bechdel interview and more, is now available as a single issue in our shop. 5/5

For more, pick up a copy of Kazoo #39, in our shop:
KAZOO: A MAGAZINE FOR GIRLS WHO AREN'T AFRAID TO MAKE SOME NOISE

[kazoo magazine cover image and illustration spread]

Draw our cover!
Let's have a drawing
party!

PLUS!
How to Draw
25 Super Cute Things
Illustrations by Jaclyne Ooi

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 24/02/2026

Here’s why Alison Bechdel thinks art is important—and not just for kids, for all of us. 4/5

What one thing helped you become the artist you are today?
I just spent a lot of time drawing. I even drew during school, which often got me in trouble, but it helped me pay attention.

Why is drawing so important?
Making art is a way of getting your inner thoughts and feelings out into the world.
I'm shy, but when my drawings get attention, it makes me feel happy and like I'm not alone. Sharing our inner experiences is one of the most important things we can do, because it keeps us connected with our tribe: other humans.

Alison Bechdel interviewed in Kazoo magazine #39, The Drawing Issue,

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 24/02/2026

Here’s Alison Bechdel’s advice for young artists who get frustrated: 3/5

What if a picture doesn't turn out how you'd hoped?
When we draw, we're figuring out how to match the image in our head with the image coming out of our hand. When we succeed, it's easy to love our drawings.
When we don't, it can feel disappointing.

But don't get mad. Treat it kindly. Maybe you'll see a way to fix it or turn it into something else. If you look at it like a fun puzzle to solve, then in the long run, it'll make you better at drawing.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 24/02/2026

Here’s some of what Alison Bechdel had to say about what she loved to draw as a kid: 2/5

Kazoo talked with cartoonist Alison Bechdel for our Drawing Issue.
Here's some of what she said:
What was your favorite thing to draw as a kid?
Doodle bugs-magical, silly people with polka-dotted wings and droopy antennae.
What do you love to draw most now?
People. When I was little, I'd often draw a single person-an astronaut, a cowboy, a surfer-on a piece of paper. My father would say, 'Look at all that white space you left! You should draw some backgrounds!
So, sometimes I did to humor him, but l was just itching to draw another person. It was good practice. Now as a cartoonist, I have to be able to draw all kinds of things.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 24/02/2026

Before Alison Bechdel became an award-winning, bestselling, world famous cartoonist, she was a kid who loved to draw. THRILLED she took the time to talk w us, & inspire kids everywhere, for our Drawing Issue. 1/5

Line drawing of young Alison Bechdel, by Kaitlen Yoo, for Kazoo Magazine #39, The Drawing Issue. W text
MEET A CARTOONIST
Alison Bechdel wrote a comic strip for 25 years, before writing graphic novels. One of her books was even turned into an award-winning Broadway play!

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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 06/02/2026

One day, we will come out of this dark time, and when we do, Kazoo’s readers will be there to shine the light! ☀️ Kazoo magazine is ad-free & subscriber funded, so THANK YOU! With your help & support we made 4 of our best issues yet. Find them: 3/3 kazoomagazine.com/collections/...

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Limited Time Bundle: Best of 2025

The perfect gift! Get three of Kazoo's most recent issues at once. For: Girls, 5 to 12, who'll rule the world Included: We've bundled together three 2025 issues: Strong (#36), Razzle-Dazzle (#38), and...

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 06/02/2026

We don’t have to tell you all the ways in which the world is a mess right now. Kids know it too. When they find the latest issue of Kazoo in their mailboxes, they’re finding more than a magazine. They’re finding hope, wonder, power, & most importantly, the space to dream of a brighter future. 2/3

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 06/02/2026

When things feel bad, it helps to take a moment to reflect on the good & to focus on the future. Kazoo is a fun kids’ magazine & we are v serious about putting good into the world. Our 2025 issues support our mission to celebrate girls for being strong, smart, fierce, & true to themselves. 1/3

Four issues of Kazoo magazine on a color block background. 1) The Strong issue 2) The Lead-the-Way issue 3) The Razzle-Dazzle issue 4) The Drawing issue. From Kazoo magazine, 2025.

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 04/02/2026

National Magazine Award-winning indie kids magazine here. 👋 100% subscriber funded!

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Kazoo magazine @kazoomagazine.com · 30/01/2026

Instead of shopping today you could call Congress at (202) 224-3121 & tell your reps to stop funding ICE. If we can persuade a small number of Republicans, they could end all this now. 3/4

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