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“Stop! You didn't read who wrote It!”: The concept of author

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Virginia Lowe has lectured in both children's and English literature at several Australian teachers' colleges and is currently a school librarian. She has published a monograph,Adult Book Child, and several articles on books and young children.

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Lowe, V. “Stop! You didn't read who wrote It!”: The concept of author. Child Lit Educ 22, 79–88 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01142308

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