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- ↑ "Podelitev Levstikovih nagrad :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija" (in Slovenian). RTVSLO site. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jana Babšek; Janja Vidmar; Irena Miš Svoljšak, eds. (2010). Slovenia's Best for Young Readers (PDF). Slovenian Book Agency. p. 76. ISBN 978-961-92821-0-6 . Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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