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Carmen Agra Deedy

Georgia Connections

Decatur, DeKalb County, Born in Cuba

Notes of Interest

Carmen Agra Deedy, who moved to Decatur with her family from Havana during the Cuban Revolution, has become one of America's most popular storytellers and writers for young readers. She travels around the world with her books and stories and is one of the most in-demand authors for public appearances with audiences young and old. She serves as an unofficial but passionate and witty ambassador for Spanish culture. Her work now appears in English and Spanish editions simultaneously to the delight of tens of thousands of readers. And in 2010, her book "14 Cows for America" was chosen for inclusion on the Georgia Center for the Book's list of "25 Books All Young Georgians Should Read."

Carmen Agra Deedy was born in 1960 in Havana, Cuba. In the chaos of the Cuban Revbolution, she and her family emigrated to the United States and settled in Decatur, Georgia, where she grew up. She very early found pleasure in telling lively stories to others about her own experiences, many of them humorou

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Deedy, Carmen Agra 1960-

Personal

Born 1960, in Havana, Cuba; immigrated to United States, 1963; children: three daughters.

Addresses

Home—Atlanta, GA.

Career

Author and storyteller. Has appeared at storytelling events at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC; Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC; and Disney Institute, Orlando, FL. Contributor to National Public Radio's All Things Considered; national spokesperson for ALA School Library Media Month, 2008.

Awards, Honors

Christopher Award, The Christophers, Children's Honor Book designation, Jane Addams Peace Association, BolognaRagazzi Award for Children's Nonfiction, Bologna Children's Book Fair, and Notable Book for Children selection, Association of Jewish Libraries, all 2001, all for The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark; Pura Belpré Honor Book designation, American Library Association, and Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People selection, National Council for the Social Studies and Children's Book Council, both 2008, both for Martina the Beautiful Cockroach.

Writings

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Carmen Agra Deedy

American writer

Carmen Agra Deedy
Born	Havana, Cuba
Occupation	author, storyteller
Nationality	U.S.A.
Genre	Children's literature
Notable works	14 Cows for America, Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, The Yellow Star, The Library Dragon
Notable awards	Pura Belpre Honor, Odyssey Honor, Christopher Award, Jane Adams Peace Prize Honor, Bologna Ragazzi Award for Children's Non-Fiction, Parents Choice Gold
www.carmenagradeedy.com

Carmen Agra Deedy is an author of children’s literature, storyteller and radio contributor.

Early life

Born in Havana, Cuba, she migrated to the United States with her family in 1963 after the Cuban Revolution. Deedy grew up in Decatur, Georgia.^[1]

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 Athens Storytelling Festival, the Timpan