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Macedonia Elementary School
Carmen had an AMAZING visit at Macedonia Elementary School in Canton, GA! They were kind enough to share a few photos of their day with Carmen. If you have photos of your school visit with Carmen, or would like to bring her to your school, e-mail me at DeedyBooking@gmail.com. We would love to work with…
Read MoreNew Web Content, Coming Your Way!
Hello Everyone! We are excited to announce that we will be making changes to our website over the coming weeks. Along with information about Carmen’s upcoming performances and books, we will also share books we love, resources we can’t live without, and give you a peek at rare books in our collection that seem to…
Read MoreHappy 45th Birthday Sesame Street
Come join Carmen this Saturday, January 24 at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Georgia Public Broadcasting will be hosting a celebration in honor of 45 years with Sesame Street! Don’t miss the special VIP guest, Cookie Monster himself! Carmen will be telling stories from 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Naturalist Center.
Read MoreThe National Storytelling Festival
We cannot wait for the National Storytelling Festival this weekend, in Jonesborough, TN. Be sure to some see Carmen on the main stage this weekend and say hello! Carmen has been working on some BRAND NEW STORIES for y’all that you won’t want to miss.
Read MoreWe Have a NEW E-Mail Address
We have updated our contact e-mail to: DeedyBooking@gmail.com Please contact us at the above address with inquiries about school visits, conferences, or workshops. We would love to work with you in bringing Carmen to your area!
Read MoreThe Cheshire Cheese Cat a 2014 -2015 Georgia Children’s Book Award Nominee!
Our very own Cheshire Cheese Cat (a middle-grade mystery set in Dickens’ London) received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, School Library Journal, and Kirkus, when first published in 2011. Since that time it has garnered an E.B. White Honor Award, a Cybil Award, a Parent’s Choice Gold Award, among other lovely honors. STILL. We admit…
Read MoreIt’s That Time of Year Again!
Welcome to a brand new season of the Emmy winning show, Love That Book! In this episode, Kindness Counts, we get to look at three very different books that take a look at kindness, as well as bullying. First, we are introduced to Molly Lou Melon in Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell and illustrated by…
Read MoreThe Cybils!
I just wanted to give a HUGE thank you to everyone who read and voted for The Cheshire Cheese Cat. It made it onto the Cybils: 2011 Finalists in Fantasy & Science Fiction (Middle Grade) category. I would also like to give an extra thanks to Monica Edinger, who nominated the book and Donalyn Miller…
Read MoreGiving Thanks
Recently, Carmen was asked to share with The Horn Book a book that she was thankful for. Below you can read the piece as it appeared in the magazine. “From the first day, George proved himself possessed of two utterly disarming traits: an insatiable intellectual curiosity and a love for Italian leather shoes that bordered…
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