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{{infobox magazine
|title = Children's World
|editor = Geeta Menon
|frequency= Monthly
|company= Children's Book Trust
|category = Children's magazine
|founded= 1968
|country= India
|based = New Delhi
|language = English
| website = [http://www.childrenbooktrust.com Children's World]
}}
'''''Children's World''''' is a children's magazine founded by [[K. Shankar Pillai]], a well known [[cartoonist]], to be a forum for writings by children, budding as well as established authors. The magazine is published in English.<ref>{{cite book|author=Gulnaz Fatma|title=Ruskin Bond's World: Thematic Influences of Nature, Children, and Love in his Major Works|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1X9uAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA16|year=2013|publisher=Loving Healing Press|isbn=978-1-61599-199-0|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Peter Hunt|title=International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLYNUOsMWvwC&pg=PA450|year=2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-87994-6|page=450}}</ref> It has many young readers all around the country and mainly features writing by children. It is based in New Delhi.

==History==
The magazine had its beginnings in the Shankar's International Children's Competition, an event conducted by [[K. Shankar Pillai]] since 1949.<ref name="cbt"/> He decided in January 1968<ref name=par>{{cite book|author=Pramila Pandit Barooah|title=Handbook on Child, with Historical Background|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7aMQM4QJ7VQC&pg=PA51|year=1999|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-735-9|page=51}}</ref> to publish the entries to the competition in a weekly illustrated [[periodical]].<ref name="cbt">{{cite web|title=Children's World|url=http://www.childrensbooktrust.com/cw.htm|work=Children’s Book Trust|accessdate=12 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616090151/http://www.childrensbooktrust.com/cw.htm|archive-date=16 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The magazine switched to become a monthly in March 1972.<ref name="cbt"/> The magazine was started and is owned by Children's Book Trust.<ref name=par/>

==Editions==
It issues two special issues, in April and in November. The November issue comprises prizewinning entries from the annual Your Pages Competition for children in the age group of 5–16 years. It is published to coincide with the celebration of [[Children's Day#India|Children's Day]] in [[India]] in November. The magazine is currently edited by Geeta Menon. There have been 52 volumes so far. The magazine includes many activities like Spot the Differences, Dot-to-Dot, crossword puzzle, Quizathon, which are published inside every issue. Children are given prizes on submitting correct entries of such puzzles. It is liked by a large majority of students, and is even recommended by school teachers. It is a good platform for budding poets and authors to show their skills to others.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.childrensbooktrust.com | title=Children's Book Trust}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.childrensbooktrust.com Official website]
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