"As Deedy reveals her memories, audiences are drawn to the innocent wonder of a young girl's heart, thrown into the comedy of marital conflict, and soothes by the comfort of lessons learned." --Timpanogos Storytelling Festival

"Carmen Agra Deedy was born in Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1963 during the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution. She grew up in Decatur, Georgia. The combination of her Latin American and Southern heritage has had a rich influence upon her work.

"She has charmed and mesmerized thousands of adults and children with her performances as a storyteller at schools, conferences, bookstores, and museums across the country and in Canada. She has performed at the Disney Institute, on Broadway at the New Victory Theater, at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, and the Kennedy Center, as well as many other storytelling festivals nationwide.

"Deedy is a regular contributor to National Public Radio's "Weekend All Things Considered" and "Latino USA". Her audio collection, Growing Up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia, was named Best Audiobook--Storytelling in 1995 by Publishers Weekly, and was also the recepient of the Parents' Choice Gold Award. She is the author of six children's books: Agatha's Feather Bed: Not Just Another Wild Goose Story; TreeMan (winner of the 1997 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, an Honor Book for the 1997-1998 Florida Reading Association Children's Book Award, and nominated for the 1999-2000 Young Hoosier Book Award given by the Association of Indiana Media Educators); The Last Dance; The Secret of Old Zeb (winner of an Award of Merit from the Southeastern Library Association); and The Yellow Star. Deedy lives in Atlanta with her three daughters." --Peachtree Publishers