Book - Behind The Seams - Dolly Parton (2024)

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How many books do you get from the Imagination Library? ›

If a child is signed up at birth, they'll receive up to 60 different books by the time they reach the age of five, when they officially age out. There are multiple bilingual (English and Spanish) titles available throughout the collection.

She explained that when she was younger, she had no sense of style and “didn't like being fashionable.” It wasn't until she started doing movies and working with designers that Parton really started cultivating her style. Soon, she learned that she adored wearing flashy clothes.

The estimated speaking fee range to book Dolly Parton for your event is $200,000 and above. Dolly Parton generally travels from Nashville, TN, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

Plot. Coat of Many Colors details Dolly Parton's upbringing in 1955 as her family struggles to live in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains, putting a strain on love and faith.

Some studies found Dolly Parton's Imagination Library had promise with respect to developing children's early literacy skills, as participants had more advanced skills than their classmates who did not participate in the program.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family's income.

'I never wear the same clothes twice': Dolly Parton reveals her wardrobe secrets. The country singer, 65, doesn't let her unusual vital statistics get in the way of her love of fashion - and the singer reveals that she refuses to wear the same outfit twice.

It seems the accomplished country singer first started to wear gloves in 2010. Dollymania fan page's Duane Gordon, citing third-hand information, said she'd had corrective hand surgery – medical, not cosmetic. And that the gloves were not covering Parton's tattoos but her surgical scars.

She's stopped trying to disguise herself in public.

Her voice always gives her away, Parton says. "I remember once I was going Christmas shopping. I did my makeup completely different, with dark eyebrows, and wore a short black wig, and wore different clothes than I would normally wear," Parton recounts.

The overarching structure of Parton's giving is the “Dollywood Foundation.” Over the years, the foundation has taken on several different initiatives including hospitals, animal sanctuaries, and scholarships. She even donated $1 million towards COVID-19 vaccine research. Her philanthropy has attracted big donors.

Is Dolly Parton a Millionaire? ›

Dolly Parton net worth is amounted to be $650 million.

She is a renowned American singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist, primarily known for her significant contributions to country music. Born on January 19, 1946, in Tennessee, she has become a cultural icon with a career spanning over six decades.

They reportedly purchased their home in 1999 for $400,000, and in a 2019 interview with The Mirror, Parton shared that the couple has a farm on their property, and Carl is “more than happy keeping the fields mowed, the barns painted and working away on his farm equipment.”

But if you ask Dolly what her favorite song is from among her vast catalogue, she will unequivocally answer, “Coat of Many Colors.” The reason she gives? The song is a true story from her childhood, and it always brings back loving memories of her mother.

In 1984, Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone starred in Rhinestone, an unsuccessful musical comedy. The film did not perform well with critics or audiences, but Parton enjoyed her time on set. She established a good rapport with Stallone that felt particularly refreshing as she was at a low point in her life.

Aside from the forthcoming album and series, Parton has been busy working on her Apple Music 1 radio show, “What Would Dolly Do? Radio,” which she launched in October 2023. The singer also recently announced that she and sister Rachel Parton George will release a cookbook, “Good Lookin' Cookin,” in September.

Do all children receive the same books? Are the books age appropriate? Yes, all books within the program are age-appropriate and are selected by early childhood experts. Every child receives the same welcome book, regardless of age, and the following month the age-appropriate titles will start to arrive.

We mail out books to almost 3 million children a month. We must place our book orders a month in advance to do this. Depending on when you register your child, it may take up to eight to twelve weeks for the first book to arrive. After that, the books will come every month.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Republic of Ireland.

How It Works. Each month, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library mails a high quality, age appropriate book to all registered children, addressed to them, at no cost to the child's family. Countless parents have shared how excited their child is when their new book arrives each month.