All Round is a  radical magazine for children ages one to 100 and up that champions people of all ages who love the earth. It's the kind of magazine that sparks the joy of living, whether you count yourself among the very young, the very old, or anything in between.

Theme issues cover subjects like Color, Night, Trees, Magic, Flying and Shelter. Full color, hand-drawn, and filled with well-researched, unusual facts, stories, experiments, comics, games, letters and activities, All Round uses every square inch of each page to its fullest capacity.  Readers travel the skies with Jakes, her little brother Dustin, and their parents Mavis and Theo in a rambling farmhouse that floats around the world at cloud level, stopping for adventures on firm ground below.

Tired of condescending kid's mags? Want to be stunned by the intricate nature of the universe? All Round is for you.

All Round supports equality for people of all ages, sustainability on the planet, and the continual triumph of imagination and wonder. An excellent teacher's aid.  Read-to for younger kids, read alone for older. Bi-annual, ad-free, printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. 

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What's Been Said About ALL ROUND:

“The first way I fell in love with All Round was, I suppose, a little bit superficial: I loved the saturated, rich, deep colors on every single page and the soft texture of its sturdy, creamy recycled paper. Next, I fell in love with the visionary and fearless way it mixes stuff together. Like, in the All About Flying issue, human sky-surfing and sky-diving comes sandwiched between a spread about all kinds of dragons and their flight, and another spread full of cool facts about animal flight. But then I really read All Round, and I fell in love with the kind, generous, imaginative, sassy-yet-wholesome spirit bursting out of its stories and tidbits and letters. Later, I got to know its creator Tilke, and was delighted to discover how much they are a matched set. Like her magazine, Tilke is subtle, joyful, colorful, unexpected, generous, and kind. And that makes All Round even better, knowing that this magazine is simply a natural expression of the person who lovingly creates it every six months. I highly recommend All Round for unschooling  families everywhere, people of all ages whose spirits could use some recreation, and pretty much everyone else.”
-- Grace Llewellyn, author of  The Teenage Liberation Handbook.

“This beautiful magazine is created by Tilke Elkins, drawn by hand, and dares to ask the question What is Magic? and then answers in part magic is things that people don’t know how they happened. They happened “like magic,” right?”
-- Bee Lavender,  Hip Mama

“”...literally packed with whimsical drawings and fun facts on things like trees and night... a real pleasure to peruse.”
-- Mothering

“...very very cool.”
-- Home Education Magazine

Readers respond:

“Thought I had died and gone to heaven. I’m a zealot now, living the childhood I wished I’d had now  at 34. Yipee!”
--Kristine Slade, Johnson, VT
 
“...a breath of fresh air worth its weight in gold. My daughter loves going through it again and again.”
-- Susie Dvorak Chilhowie, VA
 
“We love your magazine. Peter is 3 and a half, and you have put all our family’s principles into a kid’s zine. Thank you so much....Don’t ever stop what you do. Now Peter has his version of Mother Earth News...Thanks.”
-- Dayna L. Himot, Barrington, NH
 
“Great magazine for children of all ages. I think I learned more in one evening than in my first year in college!”
--Julie Luckasen, Fort Collins, CO.
 
“Don’t ever stop publishing All Round! Because of the issue you did on Cob Houses, my son Josh and I are going out to Coquille, Oregon to take a two day parent/child workshop on cob building 
-- Thanks again!”  -- Kathy Hackney, NJ
 
“What  a COOL magazine!!! I am buying these for my kids, but also for me!  Thanks for this wonderful treasure!”
-- Becky Lloyd,  Princeton, MN
 
“It’s great to hear about  a new non-commercial magazine for kids!”
-- Angela Hill, Seattle, WA
 
“My son ADORES your magazine!”
--Parker Lester, Decorah, IA
 
“I am really happy that I found your magazine. It’s so creative and colorful and happy. I am full grown and I am enjoying it.”
-- Kimette Beere, Oak Park, IL
 
“ Your magazine is fantastic! The absolute most wonderful.”
-- Sadie and Abigail McDade
 
“All Round is hands down the best children’s magazine I have seen or heard of anywhere. The best thing about All Round to me is that I enjoy reading it just as much as my kids do, and that’s a lot!  My oldest child, age 8, reads by himself, and I read it to my four year old and she can’t seem to get enough! The creator, Tilke Elkins, seems to have a great feel for children and their natural curiosity and wonder. Striking art, brilliant color, captivating text, this is a special mag!” 
--Jennifer Little, Thousand Oaks, CA
 
“I have never seen a magazine like this. It is truly “one-of-a-kind”. The artwork is outstanding and will inspire any child or adult to create. The author has a drawing contest in each publication in which all entries are published. A wonderful incentive for children to create. The topics the author chooses are original and help children think creatively about the world around them. Past subjects have included “Night”, “Hands” and “Shelter”. I highly recommend this magazine to any parents, teachers, librarians or anyone who appreciates good writing and artwork.”
-- Lynne Slightom, Springfield, IL

We love to hear from you! Send us an e-mail or write to:
ALL ROUND MAGAZINE, P.O. BOX 10193, Eugene, OR, 97440.