In September, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which includes over 2,700 local program partners, gifted over 2,553,786 books. The total number of free books gifted as of September 2023, is 218,923,624!
Group 1 Children Born in 2023
“Can You Guess? Animal Sounds with the Very Hungry Caterpillar”
By Eric Carle
Group 1 – Registered Children Born in 2023
Australia – “Today’s Sun” – 1/9/23
Canada – “Can You Guess? Animal Sounds with VHC” – 9/25/23
Ireland – “Baby Touch B&W Faces” – 31/8/23
United Kingdom – “Baby Touch B&W Faces” – 31/8/23
USA – “Can You Guess? Animal Sounds with VHC” – 9/25/23
Group 2 Children Born in 2022
“Vehicles (The Kids’ Picture Show)”
By Chieri DeGregorio and Steve DeGregorio
Group 2 – Registered Children Born in 2022
Australia – “I’ll Wait, Mr Panda” – 1/9/23
Canada – “Blankie” – 8/30/23
Ireland – “My First Body” – 31/8/23
United Kingdom – “My First Body” – 31/8/23
USA – “Vehicles (Picture Show)” – 9/21/23
Group 3 Children Born in 2021
“Mine, Mine, Mine, Yours!”
By Kimberly Gee
Group 3 – Registered Children Born in 2021
Australia – “Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly” – 1/9/23
Canada – “One Elephant Went Out to Play” –8/30/23
Ireland – “Goodnight Tractor” – 31/8/23
United Kingdom – “Goodnight Tractor” – 31/8/23
USA –“Mine, Mine, Mine, Yours!” –9/18/23
Group 4 Children Born in 2020
“Raindrops to Rainbow”
By John Micklos, Jr. & Illustrated by Charlene Chua
Group 4 – Registered Children Born in 2020
Australia – “Is Your Grandmother a Goanna?” – 1/9/23
Canada – “No No Baby” – 8/30/23
Ireland – “There’s a Dragon in Your Book” – 31/8/23
United Kingdom – “There’s a Dragon in Your Book” – 31/8/23
USA – “Raindrops to Rainbow” – 9/12/23
Group 5 Children Born in 2019
“Goldilocks & the Three Bears”
By Jan Brett
Group 5 – Registered Children Born in 2019
Australia – “A Beach for Us to Play” – 1/9/23
Canada – “Bear Wants to Sing” – 8/30/23
Ireland – “My Magic Family” – 31/8/23
United Kingdom – “My Magic Family” – 31/8/23
USA – “Goldilocks & the Three Bears” – 9/7/23
Group 6 Children Born in 2018
“A Gift for Nana”
By Lane Smith
Group 6 – Registered Children Born in 2018
Australia – “Big Rain Coming” – 1/9/23
Canada – “Red Sky at Night” – 8/30/23
Ireland – “Lion vs Rabbit” – 31/8/23
United Kingdom – “Lion vs Rabbit” – 31/8/23
USA – “A Gift for Nana” – 9/5/23
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
Australia – “Roo Knows Blue” – 1/9/23
Canada – “The Little Engine That Could” – 8/30/23
Ireland – “The Little Engine That Could “- 31/8/23
United Kingdom – “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” – 31/8/23
USA – “The Little Engine That Could” – 9/1/23
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
Australia – “Stuff to Know When You Start School” – 1/9/23
Canada – “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” – 8/30/23
Ireland – “The Selfish Giant” – 31/8/23
United Kingdom – “Just Imagine” – 31/8/23
USA – “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” – 9/1/23
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