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- ↑ "Shenaaz Nanji". CANSCAIP Members. Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (canscaip.org). Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ↑ Eric Volmers, "Albertans snag top nominations". Calgary Herald , October 22, 2008.
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- 1 2 Janet Collins, "Children's books get the big picture". Vancouver Sun , July 16, 1994.
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