Carmen Agra Deedy
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Carmen Agra Deedy is an internationally known author of children’s literature, a storyteller and radio contributor. Born in Havana, Cuba, she immigrated to the United States with her family in 1963 after the Cuban Revolution. Deedy grew up in Decatur, Georgia and currently lives in Atlanta with her three daughters.
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[edit] Storyteller
As a storyteller, Deedy has performed across the United States and Canada including the Disney Institute, the New Victory Theater, the Folger Shakespeare Library and the Kennedy Center as well as numerous storytelling festivals including the St. Louis Storytelling Festival, the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and as a Featured Teller at the National Storytelling Festival.
[edit] Children’s books
[edit] English
Deedy is the author of six children’s books written in English, all published by Peachtree Publishers. They are listed below with the honors they have received.
- Agatha’s Feather Bed: Not Just Another Wild Goose Story (Laura L. Seeley, illustrator), September 1994
- TreeMan (Douglas J. Ponte, illustrator), October 1993
- 1993 Georgia Author of the Year for Juvenile Literature
- The Library Dragon (Michael P. White, illustrator), October, 1994
- 1997 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award Honor Book
- 1997 Colorado Children's Choice Award
- 1997-1998 Children's Book Award, Florida Reading Association
- The Last Dance (Debrah Santini, illustrator), September, 1995
- The Secret of Old Zeb (Michael P. White, illustrator), September 2002
- Award of Merit, Southern Books Competition, Southeastern Library Association
- The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark (Henri Sorensen, illustrator), September 2000
- 2001 Bologna Ragazzi Award
- 2000 Parents' Choice Gold Award
- 2001 Christopher Award Notable List
- 2001 Notable Children's Book, Association of Jewish Libraries
- 2001 Jane Addams Peace Association Honor Book Award
- 2002-2003 Texas Bluebonnet Master List
- 2001 Teacher's Choice, International Reading Association
- Selector's Choice, 2001 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
- 2001 Notable Books for a Global Society, International Reading Association
- A BookSense 76 Pick
- Storytelling World Awards 2001: Stories for Adolescent Listeners
[edit] Spanish
- La Cama De Plumas De Agata (Alfaguara Infanfil) (Laura L. Seeley, illustrator), Santillana USA Publishing Company (December 1996)
[edit] Radio/audio
Deedy is a regular contributor to National Public Radio’s Weekend All Things Considered and Latino USA. Her audio collection of twelve short stories originally heard on NPR, Growing up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia, [Peachtree Publishers (January 31, 2004)] was named Publishers Weekly 1995 Best Audiobook--Adult Storytelling and received the Parent’s Choice Gold Award 1996.
