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- ↑ Susan Ang, "'Carbonel' Series", The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English (Cambridge: CUP, 2001). Online copy. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ↑ "Other books by Barbara Sleigh". Alienor's Words Page; Deep Purple Cat (ntlworld.com/alienor). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
