When I Was Little is a playful, joyous and mindful collection of poems by Antonia May Vandenberg Dunshie, 20th century self taught poet, that was commissioned by her surviving female descendants. As an observant child, Antonia began penning this collection of poems based on the colorful cast of characters in her rural Iowa garden. The book offers a channel for children and adults to connect to reading, to poetry, to nature and to each other. With these timeless poems, Antonia reminds us all to stop and smell the flowers.