Issue 39 Highlights: Learn to draw 25 super-cute things with advice and inspiration from artists Alison Bechdel, Wendy MacNaughton, and Diana Ejaita; solve a maze and get drawing advice from 2x Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes; practice drawing faces with cartoonist Ellen Forney; see the world as dogs, butterflies, and other animals do and wonder how vision influences art with biologist Erica Westerman, Ph.D.; tour a pencil factory and see how they're made with General Pencil President Katie Vanoncini; make a DIY drawing machine and learn to use it from Etch A Sketch artist Princess Etch; draw out flavors of instant ramen with a how-to recipe by Lucy Knisley's Condiment Raccoon; read a comic about the first professional woman cartoonist Rose O'Neill; read a short story about a girl who uses her love of drawing to find peace—and make friends. Plus! A secret code, a search-and-find, a word search, pencil practice, a free tear-out poster, and more! 

Issue 39 Short Story Contributor: Elana K. Arnold, the author of many children’s books and young adult novels, including the National Book Award Finalist What Girls Are Made Of, the Printz Honor winner Damsel, and A Boy Called Bat and its sequels. Her next young adult book Holloway hits shelves in May 2026.

Issue 39 Comic contributor: Wendy Xu, author of Mooncakes, Tidesong, and The Infinity Particle. 

Cover Art: Ellen Forney

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