Parents working nine to five -- now from home, amid the coronavirus pandemic -- will soon get some help in entertaining their kids, thanks to country music superstar Dolly Parton.
The nine-time Grammy winner said beginning this Thursday, she will read bedtime stories to children in a new virtual series called"Goodnight with Dolly." Each week, Parton will read a new book selected from the Imagination Library, her book gifting program which mails free books to children."This is something I have been wanting to do for quite a while, but the timing never felt quite right," Parton said in a statement on the program's website.
"I think it is pretty clear that now is the time to share a story and to share some love."The free 10-week series will kick off with a reading of"The Little Engine That Could," a book that has been a source of inspiration for Parton. Read More"Dolly hopes this series of stories will provide comfort and reassurance to coping kids and families during the shelter-in-place mandates," according to the news release announcing the series.
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