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- 1 2 3 4 5 Megan Christensen (15 December 2021). "10 cozy Christmas books to introduce to your kids this month". ksl.com. Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem. King County Library System. 2008. ISBN 9780375841507 . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Light of Christmas". kcls.bibliocommons.com. King County Library System. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale. King County Library System. October 2004. ISBN 9780689868412 . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ A Treasury of African-American Christmas Stories. Washington County Cooperative Library Services. 1997. ISBN 9780805051223 . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ "Christmas Days". kcls.bibliocommons.com. King County Library System. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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