Deborah Ousley Kadair received wide acclaim for her first book, "There Was an Ol' Cajun," which was based on the classic nursery rhyme There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly. She received a two-year degree from the College of the Mainland in Texas. Trained in the Montessori teaching method, Kadair also conducts storytelling and illustration workshops for children. She went on to earn a bachelor of arts degree from Louisiana State University.