National Geographic Little Kids is a brief magazine designed for young children through beginning readers. In shape and size it is very similar to a board book, though it is printed on the typical glossy paper of a magazine. The January/February issue of the magazine includes three main articles – on cougars, parrots, and ponds – each of which is only a few pages and sentences long. The text is large and uses controlled vocabulary, making it ideal for providing beginning readers with an opportunity to read an entire article on their own. The text is arranged around the brightly colored photographs illustrating the stories. The wide variety of activities provided – from sorting to rhyming to pretending – also provide a good method for parents to draw active or young children in to reading. This engaging magazine would be an excellent choice for public libraries or collections in preschool or kindergarten classrooms. ( )