▁story t eller ▁and ▁radio ▁contrib utor . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Hav ana , ▁Cuba , ▁she ▁migr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁after ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Revolution . ▁De edy ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Dec atur , ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁Story t eller ▁As ▁a ▁story t eller , ▁De edy ▁has ▁performed ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁including ▁the ▁Disney ▁Institute , ▁the ▁New ▁Vict ory ▁Theater , ▁the ▁Fol ger ▁Shakespeare ▁Library ▁and ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁Center ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁story t elling ▁festiv als ▁including ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Story t elling ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Ath ens ▁Story t elling ▁Festival , ▁the ▁T imp an og os ▁Story t elling ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Southern ▁Ohio ▁Story t elling ▁Festival ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁Fe ature d ▁T eller ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Story t elling ▁Festival . ▁She ▁delivered ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁comm enc ement ▁address ▁for ▁the ▁women ' s ▁college ▁of ▁B ren au ▁University ▁in ▁G aines ville , ▁Georgia , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate . ▁ ▁Children ’ s ▁books ▁ ▁English ▁De edy ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁nine ▁children ’ s ▁books ▁written ▁in ▁English , ▁with ▁two ▁titles ▁published ▁in ▁Spanish . ▁All ▁of ▁her ▁books ▁were ▁published ▁by ▁Pe acht ree ▁Publish ers . ▁They ▁are ▁listed ▁below . ▁Some ▁with ▁the ▁hon ors ▁they ▁have ▁received . ▁ ▁Tree Man ▁(