Chickadee (magazine)
Template:Short description Template:Infobox magazine Chickadee (formerly stylized as chickaDEE) is a Canadian monthly children's magazine. It was founded in 1979<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> as a spin-off of OWL Magazine geared towards younger readers. Its headquarters is in Toronto.<ref name=jlt>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Originally, the magazine was aimed at kids up to the age of eight and focused on science and nature. Founding editor Janis Nostbakken created a mix of puzzles, activities, and stories, including recurring characters such as Henry the Pig <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Daisy, the transforming heroine of the "Daisy Dreamer" comics.
Over time the magazine has become aiming at kids aged six to nine,<ref name="jlt"/> and has gradually become a more general-purpose children's magazine.
The magazine was published by the Young Naturalist Foundation.<ref name=jlt/> In 1997, Chickadee (as well as sister publications OWL and Chirp) was purchased by Bayard Canada,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> which also owns a number of French-language children's magazines, including Les Débrouillards and Les Explorateurs.