Bedtime with Dolly?
That will indeed be the case starting April 2, when Dolly Parton begins a weekly reading session of children’s books from her Imagination Library.
Parton will hold the readings at 7 p.m. EST every Thursday for the next 10 weeks on the social channels for the Imagination Library and her personal social media sites.
Some of the books to be featured during “Goodnight with Dolly” 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 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 Parton; and her favorite book, “The Little Engine That Could” by Watty Piper.
A documentary about The Imagination Library, which has gifted more than 135 million books to children since its inception in 1995 – was scheduled to premiere this week. But “The Library That Dolly Built” will now open the week of Sept. 21 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Parton’s Imagination Library.
The program is part of The Dollywood Foundation, which gifts books to 1.5 million children around the world each month.
“This is something I have been wanting to do for quite a while, but the timing never felt quite right,” Parton said. “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."
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