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Deedee Cummings is a professional dreamer, author, therapist, attorney, and mom from Louisville, Kentucky. She founded Make A Way Media to create diverse, hope-filled stories for children and adults, and is also the founder of The Louisville Book Festival. Her work—centered on healing, literacy, and the power of starting over—has been featured in Forbes, Essence, USA Today, and NPR. Deedee was appointed twice to Kentucky’s Early Childhood Advisory Council by the Governor of Kentucky and will release her newest children’s book, Hope In the Nick of Time, in the fall of 2025.

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How to Dream: New Podcast from Make A Way Media

How to Dream is a new podcast from Make A Way Media! And if youâve followed Make A Way Media for any length of time, you already know what we stand for: hope, healing, and helping people move forward, especially when life feels heavy. We believe in stories that restore people and fill them with hope. Messages that help people breathe again. We also believe in building the kind of inner strength

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Average rating: 4.6 · 214 ratings · 139 reviews · 46 distinct works • Similar authors

	How to Dream: A Motivational Guide to a Life of Hope, Success, and Freedom 4.55 avg rating — 49 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kayla: A Modern-Day Princess 4.44 avg rating — 41 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In The Nick Of Time by Deedee Cummings (Goodreads Author), Charlene Mosley (Illustrator) 4.72 avg rating — 32 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Is The Earth 4.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Nick of Time Too by Deedee Cummings (Goodreads Author), Charlene Mosley (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hope In the Nick of Time 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kayla: A Modern-Day Princess These Shoes Are Made For Dancing 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kayla: A Modern Day Princess: Dishes, Dancing, and Dreams 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kayla: A Modern Day Princess: Tough as Tulle 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Is...: A diverse picture book about the importance of LOVE by Deedee Cummings (Goodreads Author), Charlene Mosley (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Deedee Cummings wrote a new blog post We Are The Hope This past week has been heavy.Not âscroll and move onâ heavy.Not âdamn, thatâs messed up, time to go back to workâ heavy.I mean the kind of Read more of this blog post »
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Deedee Cummings has read Forever and Always: A Lyrical Picture Book About Black Families and Childhood Anxiety for Kids (Ages 4-8) by Brittany J. Thurman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Deedee Cummings rated a book it was amazing The Lies That They Tell (Alyx Beck) by T.M. Lore (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Deedee Cummings rated a book it was amazing The Secrets That They Keep (Alyx Beck) by T.M. Lore (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Deedee Cummings rated a book it was amazing Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun by Charles J. Shields (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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