My Steps Sound Like Big Mama’s

About the Book

This is a rhyming story about an African-American granddaughter and her grandmother whom she calls Big Mama. It highlights the interaction between them beginning from the childhood of the granddaughter on until the granddaughter reaches adulthood. Memories about Big Mama remain fresh well into the senior years of her granddaughter’s life and long after Big Mama has passed away.

About the Author

Taylor Nyjon Dean is my pen name. I am from Arkansas and I came from a large family. I am the mother of four and I have grandchildren and a great grandchild. Also, I am a preschool teacher. This occupation is what sparked my interest in children’s books. This is my first book too. I think about Big Mama, my grandmother, often as I walk about with my shoes making a scrub, scrub sound on the floor. It truly makes me think of the sound of her footsteps. Therefore, I wanted to write something to show my appreciation of the memories that I have about my Big Mama.