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. Her most recent books are "The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale" (Peachtree) and "The Library Dragon Book" (Peachtree). She is appearing with her husband, musician John McCutcheon, in a storytelling performance.
John McCutcheon
One of the most respected children's artists, John McCutcheon has consistently produced highly regarded albums for young people and folk albums since the early 1970s. During the '60s, McCutcheon taught himself to play a mail-order guitar and joined the local folk scene in his native Wisconsin. He is adept at a number of instruments and is an acknowledged master of the hammered dulcimer. He is appearing with his wife, writer and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, in a storytelling performance
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