Our bugs issue is devoted to these tiniest of heroes that keep our planet humming. Join along as we take a curious gaze and a magnifying lens to examine this miniature universe! Inside these pages (featuring a stunning cover by artist Jesús Cisneros), young readers will find: a comic about Dora the Cat becoming a beekeeper in an ongoing creative job series by YUK FUN, an interview with artist Peter Kuper—conducted by Illustoria’s youth advisors—on the making of his book Insectopolis, a tour of an ant farm by beloved comic artist Fuzzytown, and so much more.

Learn how to make delicious peanut butter snails with our in-house DogChef. Wow your friends by discovering how to draw a peacock jumping spider! Check out drawings of bugs as superheroes drawn by young artists from Montenegro, Romania, Hungary, and beyond. Create a buggy face mask out of found objects. Have your mind blown by numerous insect factoids curated by acclaimed illustrator Lauren Tamaki, and so much more!

Illustoria is a print magazine for creative kids and their grownups. We celebrate visual storytelling, makers, and DIY culture through stories, art, comics, interviews, crafts, and activities. Our high-quality triannual publication is geared toward readers ages 6–12 and the young at heart. Illustoria is the official publication of the International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers, publishing writing and art by young people alongside accomplished professionals.