The author is a Tennessean called Big Nana by her great-grandchildren. She wants them and others to know, in an exciting format, what it was like to be a little girl long ago, living in rural America.The author is a Tennessean called Big Nana by her great-grandchildren. She wants them and others to know, in an exciting format, what it was like to be a little girl long ago, living in rural America.