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Unexpected Jolts of Children’s Literature
Welcome to a series I like to produce on the regular. "Unexpected Jolts of Children's Literature" is what happens when an adult book discusses children's literature in some manner.
Unexpected Jolts of Children’s Literature: Now Extra Jolty!
Today we consider the books written for adults that have some sort of link, however tangential, to children's literature.
Unexpected Jolts of Children’s Literature
Periodically I will notice, note, and eventually post about books for adults that have some tangential (or even overt) relationship to children's literature. Today's the day!
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