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- 1 2 3 "Dorothy Joan Harris Fonds" (PDF). Toronto Public Library.
- ↑ Harris, Dorothy Joan. 2005.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ A Very Unusual Dog. Illustrated by Kim Lafave. Scholastic Canada. 2004. ISBN 978-0439937184.
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