About Cricket Media
We’re CRICKET MEDIA, a kids’ and family media company built for the digital era. For more than 50 years, we’ve created stories, characters, and experiences that spark curiosity, imagination, and connection. Following our acquisition of Sensical, we now bring together trusted magazines, streaming video, audio, and interactive experiences that help children explore their world safely and with wonder.
From print and video to podcasts and interactive play, we create age-appropriate experiences grounded in child development and designed to grow with kids. Our content encourages creativity, confidence, critical thinking, and a lifelong love of discovery.
We serve families directly through subscriptions and streaming, and we support educators, brands, platforms, and partners through licensing, syndication, sponsorships, and strategic partnerships. Sensical programming is selected by editors and child development experts, while our contextual matching capabilities help brands connect with relevant, age-appropriate content in trusted, brand-safe environments.
With a growing library of stories, characters, videos, and educational content, technology that supports responsible AI-enabled experiences, content discovery, licensing, and safe media distribution, and a unique market position across print, streaming, and learning, Cricket Media is building a modern kids’ media ecosystem for playful, purposeful discovery.
For Families
MAGAZINES: Cricket Media publishes four award-winning children’s magazines for ages toddler to teen: BABYBUG®, LADYBUG®, SPIDER®, and CRICKET®. Each issue is crafted by experts in child development to support early literacy, independent reading, and creative thinking. All titles are available in print and digital editions, available on all devices.
STREAMING VIDEO: SENSICAL is the completely free, kid-safe streaming platform made just for ages 2–12. Every show is handpicked by experts—not algorithms—to spark curiosity and inspire learning. With 50+ channels built around kids’ favorite topics, SENSICAL makes screen time smart, safe, and fun. Stream smarter today!
DIGITAL APPS: The READING STARS app helps kids build reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension— one story at a time. Created in partnership with award-winning Cricket Media, it features thousands of Lexile®-matched children’s books, interactive quizzes, and daily rewards that turn reading into a joyful habit. From quick bedtime reads to epic story adventures, READING STARS makes reading fun, personalized, and measurable for every child!
For Educators
Cricket Media provides resources that help teachers engage students and strengthen literacy. With thousands of stories and articles available in print and digital formats, our products make it easy for students to read, explore ideas, and discuss what they learn with educators and e-mentors—building literacy, curiosity, and confidence
MAGAZINES: Our four award-winning magazines extend classroom learning with teacher guides and affordable classroom bundles..
eMENTORING: Our acclaimed CricketTogether™ eMentoring program connects students with trained mentors to build reading, writing, and critical thinking skills across the curriculum, including highly regarded STEM units.
For Companies and Brands
ADVERTISING & BRAND PARTNERSHIP: Cricket Media delivers safe, transparent, data-driven advertising through the Sensical Ad Network, spanning CTV, FAST channels, YouTube, and apps. Powered by SensicalMatch™, our COPPA-compliant contextual targeting system connects brand messages with high-quality, age-appropriate content across trusted kids’ platforms.
LICENSING: Cricket licenses our award-winning content to partners for PreK–12 curricula, assessments, and educational products. Our stories and articles are recognized for their quality, cultural relevance, and adaptability across educational standards and teaching approaches.
SPONSORSHIP & EMENTORING: Cricket offers corporate partners turnkey eMentoring opportunities that advance education equity while strengthening employee engagement. We also collaborate with organizations on sponsorship initiatives—from global educational challenges to programs that engage our international community of young readers.
BOOKS: Open Court Publishing Company is the legacy of philosopher and editor Paul Carus (1852–1919), who was forced out of a teaching position in Bismarck’s Reich because of his liberal views. He moved to the U.S., where he became editor of The Open Court and The Monist, which he soon turned into important organs of American thought. Open Court offers both academic philosophy titles and the Popular Culture and Philosophy line.
