In August, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library gifted over 2,074,207 books. The total number of free books gifted as of August 2022, is 188,754,464!
Group 1 Children Born in 2022
“Baby! Talk!”
By Penny Gentieu
Group 1 – Registered Children Born in 2022
Australia – “I Have”– 1/8/22
Canada – “Animals” – 7/30/22
Ireland – “Baby Touch: Farm” – 29/7/22
United Kingdom – “Baby Touch: Farm” – 29/7/22
USA – “Baby! Talk!” – 8/22/22
Group 2 Children Born in 2021
“Little Poems for Tiny Ears”
By Lin Oliver & Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
Group 2 – Registered Children Born in 2021
Australia – “Q is for Quokka” – 1/8/22
Canada – “Clap Your Hands” – 7/30/22
Ireland – “Stanley’s Colours” – 29/7/22
United Kingdom – “Stanley’s Colours” – 29/7/22
USA – “Little Poems for Tiny Ears” – 8/19/22
Group 3 Children Born in 2020
“There’s a Hole in the Log in the Bottom of the Lake”
By Loren Long
Group 3 – Registered Children Born in 2020
Australia – “A River” or “There’s A Superhero in Your Book” – 1/8/22
Canada – “There’s a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake” – 7/30/22
Ireland – “There’s a Superhero in Your Book” – 29/7/22
United Kingdom – “There’s a Superhero in Your Book” – 29/7/22
USA – “There’s a Hole in the Log in the Bottom of the Lake” – 8/11/22
Group 4 Children Born in 2019
“Ocean Lullaby”
By Laura Mcgee Kvasnosky & Illustrated by Kate Harvey McGee
Group 4 – Registered Children Born in 2019
Australia – “Jonathan the Magic Pony” – 1/8/22
Canada – “Read to Tiger” – 7/30/22
Ireland – “Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy” – 30/7/22
United Kingdom – “Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy” – 30/7/22
USA – “Ocean Lullaby” – 7/30/22
Group 5 Children Born in 2018
“Birds of a Feather”
By Jacqueline Winspear & Illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman
Group 5 – Registered Children Born in 2018
Australia – “Colouroos”– 1/8/22
Canada – “On The Trap Line” – 7/30/22
Ireland – “Dog Loves Counting ” – 29/7/22
United Kingdom – “Dog Loves Counting ” – 29/7/22
USA – “Birds of a Feather” – 8/8/22
Group 6 Children Born in 2017
“Wonder Walkers”
By Micha Archer
Group 6 – Registered Children Born in 2017
Australia – “Every Child A Song” or “The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek”– 1/8/22
Canada – “This is Ruby” – 7/30/22
Ireland – “Pablo: Pablo’s Feelings” – 30/7/22
United Kingdom – “Kicking a Ball” – 30/7/22
USA – “Wonder Walkers” – 8/3/22
Welcome Book First Book Children Receive
“The Little Engine That Could”
Written by Watty Piper & Illustrated by Dan Santat
Welcome Book – First book sent to registered children
Australia – “Roo Knows Blue” or “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?”– 1/8/22
Canada – “The Little Engine That Could” – 7/30/22
Ireland – “The Little Engine That Could” – 29/7/22
United Kingdom – “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” – 29/7/22
USA – “The Little Engine That Could” – 8/2/22
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” – 1/8/22
Canada – “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” – 7/30/22
Ireland – “The Selfish Giant” – 29/7/22
United Kingdom – “Just Imagine” – 29/7/22
USA – “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” – 8/2/22
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