Highlights (magazine)
Highlights for Children, often referred to simply as Highlights, is an American children's magazine. It began publication in June 1946, started by Garry Cleveland Myers and his wife Caroline Clark Myers in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, where the editorial office remains. They both worked for another children's magazine, Children's Activities, for twelve years before leaving to start Highlights. The Highlights slogan is "Fun with a Purpose".
June 2021 cover highlighting the magazine's 75th anniversary | |
| Editor | Christine French Cully |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | June 1946 |
| Company | Highlights for Children, Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Columbus, Ohio |
| Language | English |
| Website | https://highlights.com |
| ISSN | 0018-165X |
The company is now based in Columbus, Ohio, and owns book publishers Zaner-Bloser, Stenhouse Publishers, and Staff Development for Educators. Its Boyds Mills Press division was sold to Kane Press in 2019. Highlights has surpassed one billion copies in print. Highlights, High Five, and Hello magazines do not carry any third-party advertising or commercial messages.
The Highlights Foundation, in Pennsylvania, is a public, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization supported by individuals, several publishing companies, and writers' organizations. Its location is the former home of the founders of Highlights.