In October, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which includes over 2,700 local program partners, gifted over 2,619,393 books. The total number of free books gifted as of October 2023, is 221,543,017!
Group 1 Children Born in 2023
“Roald Dahl Colors”
By Roald Dahl & Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Group 1 – Registered Children Born in 2023
Australia – “Today’s Sun” – 1/10/23
Canada – “Anne’s Numbers” – 10/2/23
Ireland – “All About Me” – 29/9/23
United Kingdom – “All About Me” – 29/9/23
USA – “Road Dahl Colors” – 10/23/23
Group 2 Children Born in 2022
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Other Nursery Rhymes”
By Eric Carle
Group 2 – Registered Children Born in 2022
Australia – “I’ll Wait, Mr Panda” – 1/10/23
Canada – “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Other Nursery Rhymes” – 10/2/23
Ireland – “Spot Goes to the Farm” – 29/9/23
United Kingdom – “Spot Goes to the Farm” – 29/9/23
USA – “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Other Nursery Rhymes” – 10/23/23
Group 3 Children Born in 2021
“Llama Llama Meets the Babysitter”
By Anna Dewdney & Reed Duncan, Illustrated by JT Morrow
Group 3 – Registered Children Born in 2021
Australia – “Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly” – 1/10/23
Canada – “Crocodile Hungry” –10/2/23
Ireland – “Busy Day: Astronaut” – 29/9/23
United Kingdom – “Busy Day: Astronaut” – 29/9/23
USA –“Llama Llama Meets the Babysitter” –10/17/23
Group 4 Children Born in 2020
“Just Try One Bite”
By Adam Mansbach & Camila Alves McConaughey, Illustrated by Mike Boldt
Group 4 – Registered Children Born in 2020
Australia – “Is Your Grandmother a Goanna?” – 1/10/23
Canada – “Just Try One Bite” – 10/2/23
Ireland – “Hey Duggee The Football Badge” – 29/9/23
United Kingdom – “Hey Duggee The Football Badge” – 29/9/23
USA – “Just Try One Bite” – 10/11/23
Group 5 Children Born in 2019
“Grandpa & Jake”
By Julie Fortenberry
Group 5 – Registered Children Born in 2019
Australia – “A Beach for Us to Play” – 1/10/23
Canada – “Scaredy Squirrel Visits the Doctor” – 10/2/23
Ireland – “When I Grow Up Farmer ” – 29/9/23
United Kingdom – “When I Grow Up Farmer ” – 29/9/23
USA – “Grandpa & Jake” – 10/6/23
Group 6 Children Born in 2018
“The Tree in Me”
By Corinna Luyken
Group 6 – Registered Children Born in 2018
Australia – “Big Rain Coming” – 1/10/23
Canada – “The Tree in Me” – 10/2/23
Ireland – “Bog Baby” – 29/9/23
United Kingdom – “Bog Baby” – 29/9/23
USA – “The Tree in Me” – 10/3/23
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
Australia – “Roo Knows Blue” – 1/10/23
Canada – “The Little Engine That Could” – 10/2/23
Ireland – “The Little Engine That Could “- 29/9/23
United Kingdom – “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” – 29/9/23
USA – “The Little Engine That Could” – 10/2/23
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” – 1/10/23
Canada – “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” – 10/2/23
Ireland – “The Selfish Giant” – 29/9/23
United Kingdom – “Just Imagine” – 29/9/23
USA – “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” – 10/2/23
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