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Dolly parton imagination library books3/31/2023 ![]() We have started giving out the ‘welcome book’, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, when the parent registers so that they have a book straight away. Eight weeks after a baby is registered they receive the first book. This mum has been having a hard time and she really loved the opportunity for her baby.’ Peep practitioner what do the children receive?ĭolly Parton Imagination Library works with Penguin books, and the book list is chosen to provide a range of high quality, age-appropriate books. ‘One mum in our group said ‘it’s like winning the lottery, and I never win anything usually’. > Click to find out how you could make a one-off or monthly donation Donate now £2.08 per month (£25 a year) will fund a book a month for one family (includes postage). We urgently need to raise more funds to enable us to continue and expand the library. In the past year we have delivered 7,790 books! We have some funding in place for this year - but not enough to reach all the children this year and next. Imagination Libraries are funded by local donations, with subsidised, high-quality children's books provided via the UK branch of Dolly's Imagination Library. The Peep and Growing Minds Imagination Library started in the Leys in south Oxford in April 2014 with the help of generous local donors - and so far, the total number of books delivered to local families is over 50,000! It is offered to all local families with under fives - 674 children currently receive their free book every month, and 533 have 'graduated', with a bookshelf full of fantastic books to continue reading together at home. It’s good for learning too.’ Peep group & Imagination Library parent how it is funded - and how you can help Donate now Books can cost a lot of money so it’s not something we can buy. ‘We love the books we get as my son likes books now and we always carry one with us. This gives them a flying start in learning to talk and read, and extends their language - children's vocabulary at age five is the biggest predictor of how well they do later in life. Having books at home makes a real difference to babies' and children’s love of stories and books. Why books at home matter: Reading is food for the brain! Children who have a favourite book are more likely to become confident readers. Each child receives a free book to keep, every month from birth to five, delivered directly to them at their home address. Dolly Parton Imagination Library is a book-gifting programme, set up by Dolly to increase the number of children’s books in families’ homes.
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