Editor's Note: Kiddie Lit(e): The Dumbing Down of Children's Literature

@article{Susina1993EditorsNK,
  title={Editor's Note: Kiddie Lit(e): The Dumbing Down of Children's Literature},
  author={Jan Susina},
  journal={The Lion and the Unicorn},
  year={1993},
  volume={17},
  pages={ix - v}
}
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