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The Lion and the Unicorn
Discipline	Literature
Language	English
Publication details
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press (USA)
Publication history	1977-present
Indexing
ISSN	0147-2593
Links
Journal homepage

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. It provides unique author and editor interviews and a highly-regarded book review section. The journal frequently takes the form of special themed issues. The editors are George R. Bodner of Indiana University Northwest, Lissa Paul of Brock University, and Jan Susina of Illinois State University.

The journal is published three times each year in January, April, and September. Circulation is 686 and the average length of an issue is 160 pages.

See also

• Children's literature periodicals
• Through the Looking Glass, a scene from which inspired the title of the journal
• The Lion and the Unicorn

External links

• Editor Lissa Paul homepage
• Editor Jan Susina homepage
• The Lion and the Unicorn at Project MUSE