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title: Dana VanderLugt
date: 2026-05-19T06:19:00-05:00
author: Jennifer Vermeer
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#  Dana VanderLugt

 

 

 

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## Articles by Dana VanderLugt

  [     ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/iat-childrens-books.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=7595d7cf&v=2dcdd256f528ac13a45e644596d9cfebe8b40e6db9119bb841313b7c66fcaad1)   Essays 

 Jun 02, 2026 

### Why Children's Books Were Never Meant Just for Kids

 By Dana VanderLugt

What stories are we missing out on simply because they sit in a section we believe no longer belongs to us?

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