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- 1 2 Canadian Children's Book Centre (1999). The Storymakers: Illustrating Children's Books : 72 Artists and Illustrators Talk about Their Work. pp. 61–52. ISBN 1551381079.
- ↑ "Silver Birch Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre.
- ↑ Pavonetti, Linda (2011). Bridges to Understanding: Envisioning the World Through Children's Books. p. 100. ISBN 978-0810881068.
