In May, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which includes over 2,700 local program partners, gifted over 2,394,041 books. The total number of free books gifted as of May 2023, is 209,007,147!
Group 1 Children Born in 2023
“Who Says Quack?” – By Grossett & Dunlap
Group 1 – Registered Children Born in 2023
Canada – “Who Says Quack?” – 4/28/23
Ireland – “Peter Rabbit: Hello Peter!” – 28/4/23
United Kingdom – “Peter Rabbit: Hello Peter!” – 28/4/23
USA – “Who Says Quack?” – 5/3/23
Group 2 Children Born in 2022
“Tad and Dad” – By David Ezra Stein
Group 2 – Registered Children Born in 2022
Canada – “Where’s Baby?” – 4/28/23
Ireland – “Whose… Stripes?” – 28/4/23
United Kingdom – “Whose… Stripes?” – 28/4/23
USA – “Tad and Dad” – 5/19/23
Group 3 Children Born in 2021
“Solitary Animals” – By Joshua David Stein & Illustrated by Dominique Ramsey
Group 3 – Registered Children Born in 2021
Canada – “What Does Little Cocodile Say?” – 4/28/23
Ireland – “Meg & Mog” – 28/4/23
United Kingdom – “Meg & Mog” – 28/4/23
USA –“Solitary Animals” –5/16/23
Group 4 Children Born in 2020
“How We Say I Love You” – By Nicole Chen & Illustrated by Lenny Wen
Group 4 – Registered Children Born in 2020
Canada – “How We Say I Love You” – 4/28/23
Ireland – “Flip, Flap, Find! Counting 1, 2, 3” – 28/4/23
United Kingdom – “Flip, Flap, Find! Counting 1, 2, 3” – 28/4/23
USA – “How We Say I Love You” – 5/12/23
Group 5 Children Born in 2019
“There’s a Monster in Your Book” – By Tom Fletcher & Illustrated by Greg Abbott
Group 5 – Registered Children Born in 2019
Canada – “Darkest Dark” – 4/28/23
Ireland – “BBC Earth Animal Families” – 28/4/23
United Kingdom – “BBC Earth Animal Families” – 28/4/23
USA – “There’s a Monster in Your Book” – 5/8/23
Group 6 Children Born in 2018
“Wild Horses” – By Melissa Marr
Group 6 – Registered Children Born in 2018
Canada – “Mr Mole Moves In” – 4/28/23
Ireland – “Clean Up” – 28/4/23
United Kingdom – “Clean Up” – 28/4/23
USA – “Wild Horses” – 5/3/23
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” – 4/28/23
Ireland – “The Little Engine That Could “- 28/4/23
United Kingdom – “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” – 28/4/23
USA – “The Little Engine That Could” – 5/3/23
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!” – 4/28/23
Ireland – “The Selfish Giant” – 28/4/23
United Kingdom – “Just Imagine” – 28/4/23
USA – “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” – 5/3/23
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