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In:The Moving Canon(s) of Slavic Children’s Literature
Edited by Mateusz Świetlicki, Dorota Michułka and Zofia Zasacka
[Children’s Literature, Culture, and Cognition 20] 2026
► pp. xiii–xxii

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Preface

Canon(s) on the move: Changes in the evaluation of children’s literature

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Published online: 27 August 2026
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