Imagination Library Blue Ribbon Selections USA (Core Program)
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library puts books into the hands and hearts of children around the world. Imagination Library books are specially selected age-appropriate, high-quality titles. These books are delivered to registered children each month from birth to age five. Each one is personalized with the child’s name and mailed directly to the child’s home. This effort creates a gifting experience making books exciting and shows the child someone is thinking of them. The Blue Ribbon Book Selection Committee selects several bilingual English/Spanish titles each year.
The first book a child receives is “The Little Engine That Could™” (customized version). The month a child turns five years old, they will receive “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” (customized version).
2026 Core Book List – USA
Group 6 (Children born in 2021)
Exactly as Planned
Help Wanted: One Rooster
You Are a Honey Bee!
• Kittybunkport
• I Got You
• The Littlest Drop
• The Ocean’s Heartbeat
Grilled Cheese? Yes, Please!
• George & Lenny Are Always Together
Something Wild
Steppin’ Out
Group 5 (Children born in 2022)
Full Moon Pups
When You Love a Book
• Rose Weaves a Garden
Danbi’s Favorite Day
• Our Tree
The Rabbit Listened
The Outside
Being Home
• The Biggest Dog in the Book
• Don’t Trust Fish
A Unicorn, a Dinosaur, and a Shark Were Riding a Bicycle
Coat of Many Colors
Group 4 (Children born in 2023)
Corduroy
How We Say I Love You
A Little Emotional
• Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo
Gaga Mistake Day
• Don’t Lose Mr Cuddles
Jonny Lambert’s Bear and Bird Explore the Seashore
• Forts
Roar-Choo!
A Little Like Magic
What’s New, Daniel?
Rocket Ship, Solo Trip
Group 3 (Children born in 2024)
+ Green Tractor
Buffalo Fluffalo
• Little Bunny Spring Is Here!
• The Baby Who Stayed Awake Forever
• Over in the Garden
Ice Cream Face
Birding for Babies: Backyard Birds (counting to 10)
The Animal Song
K is for Kindness
• Diggers Love Their Friends!
The Big Slide
Solitary Animals
Group 2 (Children born in 2025)
+ Richard Scarry’s 100 First Words
Eric Carle’s Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Other Nursery Rhymes
Where is Your Nose?
My Feet Go
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Vegetable Garden
Tad and Dad
Play with Me (Author: Kat Chen)
Bedtime, Here I Come!
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Signs
Llama Llama Red Pajama
• Mama Hug
Good Night Gorilla
Group 1 (Children born in 2026)
Sleep Tight, Polar Bear (Little Loves)
Baby! Talk!
Llama Llama Hide & Seek
Can You Guess? Animal Sounds with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Who Says Quack?
Look at the Animals
Rainbow Colors Peekaboo!
Pudgy Book of Mother Goose
Pudgy Pat A Cake
• A World to Meet
• Moby Duck
• Signifies a new book to the program
+ Signifies a bilingual English/Spanish title or Hispanic Content
Imagination Library Blue Ribbon Selections USA (Bilingual)
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library puts books into the hands and hearts of children around the world. Imagination Library books are specially selected age-appropriate, high-quality titles. These books are delivered to registered children each month from birth to age five. Each one is personalized with the child’s name and mailed directly to the child’s home. This effort creates a gifting experience making books exciting and shows the child someone is thinking of them. The Blue Ribbon Book Selection Committee selects several bilingual English/Spanish titles each year.
The first book a child receives is “The Little Engine That Could™” (customized version). The month a child turns five years old, they will receive “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” (customized version).
2026 Bilingual Book List – USA
Group 6 (Children born in 2021)
Rabbit’s Snow Dance
El baile de la nieve de conejo
As an Oak Tree Grows
Como crece un roble
Old Rock (is not boring)
Piedra vieja (no es aburrida)
Spend It!
¡Gastarlo!
At the Mountain’s Base
Al pie de la montaña
Wonder Walkers
Caminantes curiosos
Blue Sky, White Stars
Un cielo azul, blancas estrellas
The Tree in Me
El árbol que hay en mí
Something Wild
Algo extraordinario
Daniel Finds a Poem
Daniel encuentra un poema
Wild Horses
Caballos salvajes
Group 5 (Children born in 2022)
Ten Ways to Hear Snow
Diez maneras de escuchar la nieve
Pup & Bear
El lobito y la osa
The Ring Bearer
El pajecito
The Rabbit Listened
El conejo escuchó
Milo’s Hat Trick
El sombrero mágico de Milo
When the Storm Comes
Cuando llega la tormenta
Brick by Brick
Ladrillo a ladrillo
Goldilocks & the Three Bears
(James Marshall Ed)
Ricitos de oro y los tres osos
(James Marshall Ed)
Say Hello to a Worm
Cómo decirle hola a una lombriz
Birds of a Feather
Aves del mismo plumaje
Peace is an Offering
La paz es una ofrenda
Coat of Many Colors
El abrigo de muchos colores
Group 4 (Children born in 2023)
Corduroy
Corduroy
Baby Builders
Bebés constructores
Abuela
Abuela
Hair Love
Amor de pelo
Families Belong
Juntos en familia
My First Bilingual Out and About
Mi primer bilingüe: afuera y alrededor
Raindrops to Rainbows
De la lluvia al arcoíris
Ocean Lullaby
El arrullo del océano
Donut
Rosquilla
I Wonder
Me pregunto
The Snowy Day
Un día de nieve
My First Bilingual Opposites
Mi primer bilingüe: Los opuestos
Group 3 (Children born in 2024)
My First Bilingual Things That Go
Mi primer bilingüe: Cosas que se mueven
You Are My I Love You
Tú eres mi yo te quiero
Jake at Gymnastics
Jake hace gimnasia
Mine, Mine, Mine, Yours!
¡Mío, mío, mío, tuyo!
Solitary Animals
Animales solitarios
Squeak!
¡Hiic!
Just One More
Solo uno más
Red House Tree House, Itty Bitty Brown Mouse
Casa del árbol, casa rojita diminuta,
Ratoncita marroncita
One Leaf Two Leaves Count with Me
Una hoja, dos hojas, cuenta conmigo
My First Bilingual Playtime
Mi primer bilingüe: la hora de jugar
I Hear a Pickle
Oigo un pepinillo
Green Tractor
Tractor verde
Group 2 (Children born in 2025)
My First Bilingual Shapes
Mi primer bilingüe: Las formas
Nobunny’s Perfect
Ni siquiera un conejito es perfecto
The Very Busy Spider
La araña muy ocupada
My First Bilingual Body
Mi primer bilingüe: El cuerpo
Little Poems for Tiny Ears
Dulces poemitas para las orejitas
Good Morning Farm Friends
Buenos días, amigos de la granja
I Love My Daddy Because
Quiero a mi papá porque…
Sassy: Baby’s First Words
Sassy: Las primeras palabras del bebé
Where is Your Nose?
¿Dónde está tu nariz?
Vehicles (Picture Show)
Vehículos
Richard Scarry’s 100 First Words
Richard Scarry’s Las primeras 100 palabras
My First Bilingual Farm
Mi primera granja bilingüe
Group 1 (Children born in 2026)
Bathtime Peekaboo!
Hora del baño ¡cucú!
Baby Night-night
Buenas noches bebé
Sleep Tight, Polar Bear (Little Loves)
Duerme acurrucadito Osito Polar (Pequeños amores)
Look at the Animals
¡Mira los animales!
Baby! Talk!
¡Habla, bebé!
Who Says Quack?
¿Quién dice cuac?
Wheels on the Bus
Las ruedas del bus
I Love My Mommy Because
Quiero a mi mamá porque…
Rainbow Colors Peekaboo!
Arcoíris de colores
Sassy: Bedtime for Baby
Sassy: hora de dormir para el bebé
Baby Sounds
Los sonidos de bebé
• Signifies a new book to the program