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- ↑ Stewart, Dianne (1994). The Dove[Die duif] (in Afrikaans). Translated by Kotze, Suzette.
- ↑ Stewart, Dianne (1996). The Gift of the Sun: A Tale from South Africa[Les graines du soleil: un conte d'Afrique du Sud] (in French). Translated by Lager, Claude.
- ↑ Stewart, Dianne (1996). The Gift of the Sun: A Tale from South Africa[El regalo del sol: un cuento de Sudáfrica] (in Spanish). Translated by Uribe, Verónica.
- ↑ Stewart, Dianne (2020). The Gift of the Sun: A Tale from South Africa[Solens gåvor] (in Swedish). Translated by Forsén, Ulla.
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- ↑ Puku Children's Literature Foundation: Jude Daly
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- ↑ University of Cape Town Centre for Extra-Mural Studies: Summer School 2021
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