A Book That Shaped Me & Letters About Literature: 2017 National Book Festival

Carmen Agra Deedy discusses "The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Speaker Biography: Children's book author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy has won more than a dozen awards for her work. She was born in Havana, Cuba, and emigrated to the United States with her family in 1963 during the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution. Deedy began writing as a young mother and storyteller whose NPR commentaries on "All Things Considered" were collected and released under the title "Growing Up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia." Her other works include "14 Cows for America," "The Cheshire Cheese Cat," "Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale," "The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark" and "The Library Dragon." Her most recent book is "The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!"
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