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- ↑ "JONARNO LAWSON — SEPTEMBER 25, 2013". Master of Arts In Children's Literature. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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- ↑ The New York Times (28 October 2015). "The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2015". The New York Times . Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ↑ Lawson, JonArno. "Books - The Bottom of the Box". thebottomofthebox.weebly.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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