# Kazoo (magazine)

Kazoo is a print magazine for children, based in Brooklyn, New York City. It was the first children's magazine to be awarded the General Excellence—"Special Interest" award by the National Magazine Awards in 2019.

## Founding

Kazoo magazine is independently owned by its editor-in-chief Erin Bried. Prior to founding Kazoo, Bried worked for 18 years as a writer and editor for Condé Nast women’s magazines, including Glamour and Self. In 2022, Bried was added to the distinguished alumni Wall of Honor for founding Kazoo by the Parkland School District Education Foundation.
In 2016, Kazoo magazine launched via crowdfunding. 3,136 backers contributed $171,215 to fund the magazine. The first issue was published in July 2016, and included contributions by Alison Bechdel, Diana Nyad, Mickalene Thomas, Jacqueline Woodson, Lucy Knisley, Doreen Cronin, and Meenakshi Wadhwa.

## Description

Kazoo is a quarterly magazine, published 4 times a year. Each issue is 64 pages long and includes puzzles, stories, comics, games, interviews, and crafts. The magazine is aimed at girls aged 5–12 and has attracted contributors such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Jane Goodall and Ellen DeGeneres.
The magazine's editorial stance has been described as "feminist". Its tagline is "for girls who aren't afraid to make some noise."
In 2020, Bried published Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World, a collection of comics published by Knopf.

## Awards

* 2018–2020 – named a Parents' Choice Gold Award.
* 2019 – won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence, Special Interest.
* 2022 (twice), 2021, 2017 – a finalist for a National Magazine Award.
* 2020 – Noisemakers won a Pop Culture Classroom award for Excellence in Graphic Literature.
* 2022 - named a Merit Winner by The Society of Publication Designers.

## Regular features

Every issue of Kazoo is arranged around a theme, and divided into categories:
* Tickle (puzzles and games)
* Explore (math & sciences)
* Grow (nature & biology)
* Tinker (engineering)
* Read (original fiction)
* Feast (recipe)
* Comic (historical comic)
* Share (contributions from Kazoo readers)
* Believe (inspirational poster)
Some issues also include:
* Create (art)
* Feel (emotions)
* Play (sports)
* Rally (community activism)
* Question (critical thinking)
Kazoo issues :
| Issue | Fiction | Comic | Recipe | Art |
| 1 | Doreen Cronin | Lucy Knisley on Betty Robinson | Fany Gerson (chef) | Mickalene Thomas (artist) |
| 2 | Polly Horvath | Rosemary Valero-O'Connell on Hallie Daggett | Melba Wilson (chef, Melba's) | Emil Ferris (artist) Catherine Opie (photographer) |
| 3 | Kathi Appelt | Jen Wang on Emily Warren Roebling | Joanne Chang (chef) | Amy Sillman (artist) |
| 4 | Lauren Wolk | Shannon Wright on Bessie Coleman | Amanda Cohen (chef) | Vexta (artist) |
| 5 | Emma Straub | Alitha Martinez on Josephine Baker | Jessica Koslow (chef, Squirl) | Beatriz Milhazes (artist) |
| 6 | Jane Yolen | Yao Xiao on Raye Montague | Suchanan Aksornnan (chef, Baoburg) | Bisa Butler (artist) |
| 7 | Meg Wolitzer | Rebecca Mock on Ida Lewis | Sarah Sanneh (chef, Pies ‘n Thighs) | Judith Schaechter (artist) |
| 8 | Joyce Carol Oates | Lucy Knisley on Julia Child | Dorrie Greenspan (baker, author) | Saya Woolfalk (artist) |
| 9 | Kathi Appelt | Brittney Williams on Wangarĩ Maathai | Alice Waters (chef, restauranteur) | Barbara Teller Ornelas (weaver) |
| 10 | Angela Flournoy | Ashley A. Woods on Rosa Parks | Leah Chase (chef) | The Guerrilla Girls (art activists) Liza Donnelly (cartoonist) |
| 11 | Bumni Laditan | Emily Flake on Eleanor Roosevelt | Libby Willis (chef, Meme’s Diner) | Ashley Longshore (artist) |
| 12 | Karina Yan Glaser | Lucy Bellwood on Jeanne Baret | Diana Hardeman (ice cream maker) | Leslie King-Hammond (art historian) |
| 13 | Elisabeth Egan | Kerstin A. La Cross on Rachel Carson | Mollie Katzen (author,Moosewood Cookbook) | Ann Carrington (artist) |
| 14 | Kristen Arnett | Steenz on Marian Anderson | Melissa Elsen and Emily Elsen (owners, Four and Twenty Blackbirds) | Camille Wallala (artist) |
| 15 | Kimberly Brubaker Bradley | Alitha Martinez on Mary Fields | Sherry Delamarter (owner, Cowgirl) | Kathie Sever (designer) Kristen Visbol (sculptor) |
| 16 | Erin Entrada Kelly | Rosemary Valero-O'Connell on Florence Nightingale | Bhima Thapa-Magar (owner, Just Bakery) | Shoplifter (fibre artist) |
| 17 | Meg Medina | Kate Leth on Grace Hopper | Jeni Britton Bauer (Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream maker) | Deborah Kass (artist) |
| 18 | Carmen Maria Machado | Micheline Hess on Toni Morrison | Rawia Bishara (owner, Tanoreen restaurant) | Faith Ringgold (artist) |
| 19 | Laura Lippman | Molly Brooks on Kate Warne | Alicia Wong (baker) | |
| 20 | Veera Hiranandani | Kat Leyh on Grace Hopper | Allison Arevalo (chef, Pasta Louise) | |
| 21 | Renée Watson | Maris Wicks on Katherine Switzer | Zoë François (chef, author) | Maya Hayuk (artist) |
| 22 | Kira Jane Buxton | Ellen Crenshaw on Dian Fossey | Bobbie Lloyd (baker, Magnolia Bakery) | Alice Tangerini (botanical artist) |
| 23 | A. S. King | MariNaomi on Yayoi Kusama | Teri Culletto (bread baker, artist) | Amy Sherald, Julie Mehretu, Nina Chanel Abney, Xylor Jane (artists) |
| 24 | Erin Entrada Kelly | Sophie Escabasse on Adelaide Herrmann | Pamela Weekes and Connie McDonald (Levain Bakery co-owners) | Janet Echelman (artist) |
| 25 | Lauren Wolk | Maris Wicks on Eugenie Clark | Jen Karoni (owner, Cabot's Candy) | Lisa Congdon (artist) |