Haylee Renee met Parton in 2000 when Parton visited the area to promote the Imagination Library literacy program.
Renee told KY3 earlier this week that she still remembers Parton as warm and attentive during the visit. She was one of several children who met the singer at the Branson attraction now known as Dolly Parton’s Stampede.
One of the lasting reminders from that day is a signed copy of The Little Engine That Could. Renee said the book became a favorite in her childhood and has now become meaningful again as she shares books with her own daughter.
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