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| Discipline | Children's literature |
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| Language | English |
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| History | 1977-present |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press (United States) |
| Frequency | Triannually |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Lion Unic. |
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| ISSN | 0147-2593 (print) 1080-6563 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 31871270 |
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The Lion and the Unicorn is an academic journal founded in 1977. It examines children's literature from a scholarly perspective covering the publishing industry, regional authors, comparative studies, illustration, popular culture, and other topics. [1] It provides unique author and editor interviews and a highly regarded book review section. The journal frequently takes the form of special themed issues.
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The journal is published three times each year in January, April, and September by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Circulation is 686[ citation needed ] and the average length of an issue is 160 pages. The title of the journal was inspired from a scene in the 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass .
As of September 2025 [update] the last issue published was Volume 48, Number 1, January 2024. [2]
