In a dwindling forest, deep and old, by the banks of a river, dark and gold, there live three friends: a boa named Ana Conda, a sloth named Slow Jim, and a toucan named Bill, just Bill. THUS BEGINS A
". . .exactly the kind of book I liked to read as a child. Full of story, full of whimsy, and full of inside jokes that kids, too, could enjoy. Deedy's fine text is augmented by artist Douglas Ponte's charming illustrations. "
- The Associated Press
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CARMEN AGRA DEEDY was born in Havana, Cuba, and emigrated to the United States with her family in 1963 during the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution. She grew up in Decatur, Georgia. The combination of her Latin American and Southern heritage has had a rich influence upon her work.
DOUGLAS J. PONTE, an illustrator and graphic designer, holds a degree in fine arts from the Pratt Institute in New York. He completed further design studies in Tokyo, Japan. TreeMan is his first book. Ponte lives in Belleair, Florida.
