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- ↑ Elizabeth Bird. "Behind the Kiki: An Interview with Kirsten Miller".
- ↑ Teen Reads. "Author Profile". Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ↑ Jason Segel Sells Three-Book Children's Series hollywoodreport.com, 23 April 2013
- ↑ Children's Audiobooks - Jason Segel Reads ‘Nightmares!’, The New York Times, 21 November 2014
- ↑ Bloomsbury USA. "Kirsten Miller". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
