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  • And if we all don't love the term kidlit, I think we're still stuck with it, because, well, it's short.

    October 2007 2007

  • And if we all don't love the term kidlit, I think we're still stuck with it, because, well, it's short.

    KidList 2007

  • And if we all don't love the term kidlit, I think we're still stuck with it, because, well, it's short.

    KidList 2007

  • I love her taste in kidlit Seuss is top 3 in my world.

    Still Life With Chucky | Her Bad Mother 2009

  • I've been skating around in kidlit and nonfiction (about insects ... don't ask) lately and don't have any profound suggestions.

    Does it have to be this hard? 2007

  • Could it be that he's just pissed that SLJ's now got Fuse8, and he's no longer the hippest blogger in kidlit rags?

    Make it Stop! Roger Sutton 2007

  • I started going to more "kidlit" events and noticed the way people discussed books.

    Rebecca Serle: An Adult in a Child's World Rebecca Serle 2010

  • I started going to more "kidlit" events and noticed the way people discussed books.

    Rebecca Serle: An Adult in a Child's World 2010

  • Not "kidlit," though--I tend to stress the wrong syllable and it ends up sounding like a kind of movie theater candy.

    What's It Called? fusenumber8 2007

  • I even find the term "kidlit" demeaning, akin to "chicklit," another belittling term.

    essentials 2006

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