Who Is Dolly Parton?

Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties.

Of course, her success didn’t stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, and businesswoman whose amusement park, Dollywood, funds reading initiatives throughout Tennessee. There is simply no one like Dolly Parton, and young readers will be inspired by the talent and generosity of this larger-than-life woman!