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- 1 2 "Peterborough native Kathryn Durst’s artwork illustrating new Paul McCartney children’s book". Peterborough Examiner, Oct 04, 2018 by Jessica Nyznik
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- ↑ "The best children’s books this autumn". The Scotsman, 13 October 2017
- ↑ "Merry Christmas, Mary Christmas!". Canadian Review of Materials, Volume XXIV Number 18, January 12, 2017. Review by Amy E Dickerson.
- ↑ "Eight amazing sketches by the urban artists secretly drawing people on the TTC". Toronto Life, By Samantha Edwards | July 20, 2017
- ↑ "Paul McCartney collabore avec une illustratrice de Toronto pour un livre jeunesse". Ici Radio Canada, 23 January 2019
- ↑ . Rolling Stone, 18 March 2021
