I'deyah Ricketts is a children's book author. Her first book, Where Are the Animals? was published when she was 7- years -old. She went on to publish the 1st book of the Lyla Lyte series, Lyla Lyte and the Li'berry Fruit when she was age 11, followed by the 2nd book, Lyla Lyte and the Loot Tree. I'deyah currently attends the University of Pennsylvania where she's studying to be a pediatrician and continues to write.