Dollywood and Abramorama in association with The Dollywood Foundation announced that beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 2, Dolly Parton will be reading a children’s book for bedtime in a series entitled “Goodnight With Dolly.”
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Dollywood and Abramorama in association with The Dollywood Foundation announced that beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 2, Dolly Parton will be reading a children’s book for bedtime in a series entitled “Goodnight With Dolly.”
Additionally, the documentary about her Imagination Library, “The Library That Dolly Built,” will open nationally the week of Sept. 21 to commemorate the library’s 25th anniversary. Since inception in 1995, the Imagination Library has gifted more than 135 million books to children and is currently gifting books to 1.5 million children around the world each month, over 1,200 of them in Brookings County.
“Goodnight With Dolly” will feature Parton reading a series of Imagination Library books all carefully chosen for their appropriate content at this moment in time. Parton welcomes the viewers and introduces the title, author and illustrator.
Snuggled in bed with her Imagination Library book, Parton shares stories that are just right for this moment in time. The readings will be a mixture of Parton and the interior pages of the books.
The books will include “There’s a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake” by Loren Long, “Llama Llama Red Pajama” by Anna Dewdney, “I Am a Rainbow” by Dolly Parton, “Pass It On” by Sophy Henn, “Stand Tall Molly Lou Mellon” by Patty Lovell, “Violet the Pilot” by Steve Breen, “Max & The Tag-Along Moon” by Floyd Cooper , “Last Stop on Market Street” by Matt de la Peña, “Coat of Many Colors” by Dolly Parton, and of course, “The Little Engine That Could” by Watty Piper.
Once a week for 10 weeks at 6 p.m. CST, The Book Lady will deliver her story with the program available on YouTube, Instagram and Twitter. The read-alongs will be a personal gift from Parton to all families.
“This is something I have been wanting to do for quite a while, but the timing never felt quite right. I think it is pretty clear that now is the time to share a story and to share some love. It is an honor for me to share the incredible talent of these authors and illustrators. They make us smile, they make us laugh and they make us think,” Parton said.
Brookings Area United Way is the local supporter of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. Families can sign up at https://imaginationlibrary.com/ to receive an age appropriate book mailed to them, free of charge, each month from birth to age 5 in Brookings County. For more information, contact the Brookings Area United Way at 692-4979.
