Part 2 - Reading Tips from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

​Parenting Tips from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library​

How This Post Came to Be – A year ago I saw a post online from the Imagination Library with reading tips for families. I saved it because those tips, they were great.

They’re not just about literacy. They’re also about building oral language and vocabulary skills for preschoolers. If you’re curious about the kind of books Dolly and the Imagination Library picked, click on this link: United States Book List - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.  And now the link has been updated . . .  for babies arriving in 2025!        

​​                                                                                           And now, those tips . . . 

​Pointing, naming, talking, playing games – they’re so natural. I’m glad Dolly highlighted them.
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They’re what my kids did, what my grandkids do now.
They’re also great tips to use beyond the book, in everyday life around the house. 

And now, two book picks . . .
Note – These titles stayed the same in 2025.

​Babies in the Imagination Library get 12 books by the end of the year.
Here are two. BTW, I only had the title, so I hope I found the right cover.

The first book, always, The Little Engine that Could. It’s a custom version just for Dolly.

Llama Llama is another early title. If you look at the others, you’ll find animals,
their sounds, and nursery rhymes. They’ll help your baby point, name,
talk, and play games. On the page or around the house.
 
Tomorrow – Reading tips for toddlers ages 1-2 and 2-3