In January, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which includes over 2,700 local program partners, gifted over 2,243,014 books. The total number of free books gifted as of January 2023, is 199,703,329!
Group 2 Children Born in 2022
“Corduroy’s Shapes”
By MaryJo Scott & Illustrated by Lisa McCue
Group 2 – Registered Children Born in 2022
Canada – “Corduroy’s Shapes” – 12/30/22
Ireland – “Peekaboo! Farm” – 30/12/22
United Kingdom – “Peekaboo! Farm” – 30/12/22
USA – “Corduroy’s Shapes” – 1/27/23
Group 3 Children Born in 2021
“I Hear a Pickle”
By Rachel Isadora
Group 3 – Registered Children Born in 2021
Canada – “Wild Babies” – 12/30/22
Ireland – ““Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” – 30/12/22
United Kingdom – “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” – 30/12/22
USA –“ I Hear a Pickle” – 1/25/23
Group 4 Children Born in 2020
“A Story for Small Bear”
By Alice B. McGinty & Illustrated by Richard Jones
Group 4 – Registered Children Born in 2020
Canada – “A Story for Small Bear” – 12/30/22
Ireland – “Max the Brave” – 30/12/22
United Kingdom – “Max the Brave” – 30/12/22
USA – “A Story for Small Bear” – 1/20/23
Group 5 Children Born in 2019
“Milo’s Hat Trick”
By Jon Agee
Group 5 – Registered Children Born in 2019
Canada – “Great Too” – 12/30/22
Ireland – “Quentin Blake’s ABC” – 30/12/22
United Kingdom – “Quentin Blake’s ABC” – 30/12/22
USA – “Milo’s Hat Trick” – 1/12/23
Group 6 Children Born in 2018
“Spend It!”
By Cinders McLeod
Group 6 – Registered Children Born in 2018
Canada – “When The Moon Comes” – 12/30/22
Ireland – “Last Stop on Market Street” – 30/12/22
United Kingdom – “Last Stop on Market Street” – 30/12/22
USA – “Spend It!” – 1/9/23
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
Canada – “The Little Engine That Could” – 12/30/22
Ireland – “The Little Engine That Could “- 30/12/22
United Kingdom – “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” – 30/12/22
USA – “The Little Engine That Could” – 1/1/23
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
Canada – “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” – 12/30/22
Ireland – “The Selfish Giant” – 30/12/22
United Kingdom – “Just Imagine” – 30/12/22
USA – “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” – 1/4/23
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