Carmen Agra Deedy

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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 1991
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Library Dragon

1 - The Library Dragon (Oct-1994)
2 - The Return of the Library Dragon (Oct-2012)

Book List in Order: 16 titles

  • Agatha's Feather Bed

    Agatha loves her new feather bed, but when six shivering, naked geese pay her a visit to discuss the origin of the feathers, is her goose cooked?

    Agatha owns a weaving shop in Manhattan and likes to answer the questions of children who w...

  • The Library Dragon

    Library Dragon - 1

    When Sunrise Elementary School advertised for a thick-skinned librarian with a burning love of books, Miss Lotta Scales knew she was perfect for the job. Who could guard books better than a REAL dragon? "She kept a fiery eye out to make sure no on...

  • The Last Dance

    The story of Ninny and his tailor grandfather, Oppa, is told from the perspective of Ninny's best friend, Bessie, and explains how Oppa taught them that every human being has the right to dance, to sing, and to tell stories....

  • The Secret of Old Zeb

    Some dreams are too big to be kept in bottles.
    Walter Higgins is a scrappy child with a great imagination, but he feels lost and not quite sure of himself when he is shipped off to Boston to visit his unknown Great Aunt Hortensia (“the Warden”...

  • Tree Man

  • The Yellow Star

    Without the yellow star to point them out, the Jews looked like any other Danes. In 1940, Nazis occupied Denmark and King Christian X, beloved amongst his people, had to find some way to resist their overwhelming power. When the order went out that a...

  • Growing up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia

    Storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy takes readers on her journey from Havana to Decatur.
    Popular storyteller and author Carmen Deedy shares the story of the childhood journey that took her from her island roots in Havana, Cuba, to small-town Southern li...

  • Martina the Beautiful Cockroach

    The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do?Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to m...

  • The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale

    Skilley, an alley cat with an embarrassing secret, longs to escape his hard life dodging fishwives brooms and carriage wheels and trade his damp alley for the warmth of the Cheshire Cheese Inn. When he learns that the innkeeper is looking for a new m...



  • The Return of the Library Dragon

    Library Dragon - 2

    After 682 years of faithful service, Miss Lotty is retiring from guarding books. But before she can check out of Sunrise Elementary for good, disaster strikes. Someone has ordered all the books removed from the library and replaced with machines! It'...

  • The Noisy Little Rooster

    La Paz is a happy, but noisy village. A little peace and quiet would make it just right. So the villagers elect the bossy Don Pepe as their mayor. Before long, singing of any kind is outlawed. Even the teakettle is afraid to whistle! But there...

  • Rita and Ralph's Rotten Day

    Have you ever been REALLY mad at your best friend?* "This well-crafted story is an excellent choice for those seeking books featuring conflict-resolution." -- Booklist, starred reviewIn two little houses,on two little hills,lived two best friends...S...

  • The Children's Moon

    Have you ever seen the moon on a clear blue day and wondered why?“...Emotive watercolors...The well-told tale works on multiple levels....” --School Library JournalThere once was a time when the sun alone ruled the day, the moon graced the night,...

  • Wombat Said Come In

    A kindhearted wombat offers refuge to a parade of animal friends during an Australian bushfire in a delightful new picture book from New York Times best-selling creators Carmen Agra Deedy and Brian Lies.    Australian bushfires ro...

  • Carina Felina

    Carmen Agra Deedy, New York Times bestselling author and one of Scholastic’s most talented and cherished storytellers, retells a hilarious folktale set in Havana, Cuba. Illustrated by the brilliant, award-winning artist, Henry Cole. This is the fi...

  • The Peanut Man

    The story of a Cuban refugee and her joy in an unexpected encounter that connects her beloved home in Havana with her new home in AtlantaEach evening Coqui waits for the familiar cry of the Peanut Man -- "¡Mani! Peanuts!” -- and watches for him to...

Award-Winning Books by Carmen Agra Deedy

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
2009 Florida Children's Book Award -- Pre K - 2nd Grade
The Yellow Star
2000 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) -- Gold
2001 Bookseller's Choice -- Nonfiction
2001 Christopher Award -- Ages 11-12


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Carmen Agra Deedy has published 16 books.

The next book by Carmen Agra Deedy, The Peanut Man, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by Carmen Agra Deedy, Agatha's Feather Bed, was published in July 1991.

Yes. Carmen Agra Deedy has 1 series.
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