Newtown Pets To Be Featured In ‘Spider’ Magazine

Two furry Newtown residents will be the subject of a children’s story to be published in the November/December 2009 issue of Spider Magazine, published by the Cricket Magazine Group of Carus Publishing, Peterborough N.H.

The upcoming story was written by Sandy Hook resident C. Bailey Sims, who recently won the statewide Tassy Walden Award for New Voices in Children’s Literature sponsored by the Shoreline Arts Alliance. Well-known children’s book illustrator Blanche L. Sims, also of Sandy Hook, did the illustrations.

The story, called “Boo Boo & Buddy,” is about their pets, a Great Pyrenees named Buddy, and a little black cat called Boo Boo.

In the story, Boo Boo, a horribly spoiled cat, adjusts to a newcomer in the home, a Great Pyrenees puppy. As the dog grows to his giant size of 125 pounds, he still thinks of Boo Boo as the mean monster, but that doesn’t stop him from protecting her from a hungry coyote.

Spider Magazine is a national magazine published for children ages 6-9, and fosters a love for reading and learning to read. Each colorful 40-page issue is filled with fun stories, puzzles and activities that are perfect for newly independent readers and learners. There is no advertising in Spider Magazine.

Published nine times a year, the magazine’s website is CricketMagazine.com.