In December, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library gifted over 1,739,937 books. The total number of free books gifted as of December 2020, is 150,606,052!
Group 1 Children Born in 2020
“I Love You, Spot”
By Eric Hill
Group 1 – Registered Children Born in 2020
Australia – “Little Kiwi Whose Nest is Best?” – 10/12/20
Canada – “Same Same” – 12/18/20
Ireland – “Peekaboo Moo” – 26/11/20
United Kingdom – “Peekaboo Moo” – 2/12/20
USA – “I Love You, Spot” – 12/22/20
Group 2 Children Born in 2019
“Good Night, Gorilla”
By Peggy Rathmann
Group 2 – Registered Children Born in 2019
Australia – “YAY! It’s Library Day” or “Doodledum Dancing” – 10/12/20
Canada – “A Northern Alphabet” – 12/16/20
Ireland – “How To Tuck In Your Sleepy lion” – 26/11/20
United Kingdom – “Very Hungry Caterpillar ABC” – 1/12/20
USA – “Good Night, Gorilla” – 12/17/20
Group 3 Children Born in 2018
“Baking Day at Grandma’s”
By Anika Denise & Illustrated by Christopher Denise
Group 3 – Registered Children Born in 2018
Australia – “Mr Men: Mr Funny” – 10/12/20
Canada – “Baking Day at Grandma’s” – 12/11/20
Ireland – “Yo Ho Ho! A Pirating We Will Go” – 26/11/20
United Kingdom – “Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly” – 26/11/20
USA – “Baking Day at Grandma’s” – 12/14/20
Group 4 Children Born in 2017
“The Giant Jumperee”
By Julia Donaldson & Helen Oxenbury
Group 4 – Registered Children Born in 2017
Australia – “How To Be a Lion” – 10/12/20
Canada – “Counting on Snow” – 12/6/20
Ireland – “Peppa Let’s Go Shopping” – 26/11/20
United Kingdom – “How Many Sleeps ‘Til My Birthday” – 30/11/20
USA – “The Giant Jumperee” or “Police Officers on Patrol”- 12/8/20
Group 5 Children Born in 2016
“Coat of Many Colors”
By Dolly Parton & Illustrated by Brooke Boynton Hughes
Group 5 – Registered Children Born in 2017
Australia – “Eric Finds a Way” or “A Forest” – 10/12/20
Canada – “Coat of Many Colors” – 12/4/20
Ireland – “Poems Out Loud” – 26/11/20
United Kingdom – “Poems Out Loud” – 27/11/20
USA – “Coat of Many Colors” – 12/4/20
Welcome Book First Book Children Receive
“The Little Engine That Could”
Written by Watty Piper & Illustrated by George & Doris Hauman
Welcome Book – First book sent to registered children
Australia – “Koala Lou” – 10/12/20
Canada – “The Little Engine That Could” – 12/2/20
Ireland – “The Little Engine That Could” – 26/11/20
United Kingdom – “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” – 1/12/20
USA – “The Little Engine That Could” – 12/3/20
Graduation Book Last Book Children Receive
“Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!”
By Nancy Carlson
Graduation Book – Last book children receive when they graduate from the program
Australia – “Starting School” – 10/12/20
Canada – “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” – 12/2/20
Ireland – “The Selfish Giant” – 26/11/20
United Kingdom – “Just Imagine” – 2/12/20
USA – “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” – 12/1/20
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