Part 3 - Reading Tips from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

​Parenting Tips from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Here’s the link if you’d like to check out Dolly’s other choices . . . 
United States Book List - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
And now the link has been updated . . .  for babies arriving in 2025!​

Smile and answer questions. Point and name. Turn pages. These tips are simple and easy
for parents who know toddlers never sit still!

They are simple things, but they’ll build a foundation for a lifetime of literacy. Don’t worry
if your child isn’t turning pages in order. Or if they’re not asking questions
or naming things. The best things in life take time!

And now, two book picks . . .
Note – Both titles are gone in 2025.

I picked Good Morning because it had a + sign beside it. That means it has bilingual text
or Hispanic content. So does another book from Richard Scarry. I hope I found the
right covers for you; I only had the titles to go on.

I picked Madeline’s 1 2 3 because it had a dot, like an asterisk. That means it’s a new book.
Madeline has been around forever, but 1 2 3 is a new title. There are two other new ones on the list. Writers like me hope that someday . . . Dolly will pick one of our stories too.

The titles include shapes, homes, family, animals, body parts, and nursery rhymes.
You and your child will have lots of pages to turn, things to name, and questions to answer.
​Enjoy! Time flies!

Ask questions. Talk about words and pictures. Pick books. Set goals and rewards.

Your preschooler is growing into a reader! Just look at the skills they’re learning
​and the kinds of books they get from the Imagination Library.

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

K is for Kindness, is about being nice. That’s a social skill. It’s also
 an ABC book; a literary skill, and littles need both.

Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night is more than a truck book. It’s also a bedtime story
with rhyming text and great illustrations. Plus, it’s a series of stories . . . with steam trains,
jet planes, and speed boats who need sleep too.

Animal stories are still in the library, along with a variety of others. Here’s the link if
you’d like to check them out . . . United States Book List - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
​And now the link has been updated . . .  for babies arriving in 2025!

Tomorrow – Reading tips for toddlers ages 3-4 and 4-5