Metafictional Play in Children's Fiction

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  • Ann Grieve

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl1998vol8no3art1369

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reflexive books, play, metafiction, interactive books, role play

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1998-12-01

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“Metafictional Play in Children’s Fiction” (1998) Papers: Explorations into Children’s Literature, 8(3), pp. 5–15. doi:10.21153/pecl1998vol8no3art1369.

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