To test the thesis that most magazines for preschool children are not appropriate for the intended audience, an analysis was made of seven magazines published for children between 2 and 6 years of age. Periodicals selected for review were "Happy Times,""Highlights for Children,""Humpty Dumpty's Magazine,""National Geographic World,""Sesame Street Magazine,""Turtle Magazine for Preschool Kids," and "Your Big Backyard." One issue of each magazine was rated according to seven criteria related to characteristics of preschool children and publications, including cognitive development, humor, reading readiness, illustrations, content, design features, and percent of pages focusing on workbook type skills. It is concluded that, of the seven periodicals reviewed, only "National Geographic World" solely and completely provided young children with entertainment and interesting information which offered many opportunities for extended discussion. (RH)