UPDATE MONDAY: Dolly Parton is set this week to wrap up her 10-week "Goodnight With Dolly" reading series.
The East Tennessee songbird is planning a special finale episode that includes a tribute to all the organizations that provide her Imagination Library to children in their community, according to an announcement Monday.
The finale 7 p.m. Thursday features "Pass It On", written and illustrated by Sophy Henn. The book "encourages all children and adults to share their joy, their happiness and their kindness with others," according to the Monday announcement.
Parton began the series April 2.
“I am thrilled this series has meant so much to so many families across the world,” Parton said in a statement. "I hope our finale episode featuring ‘Pass It On’ will be another way for us to transform this moment of hardship into more love and more kindness.”
Also, the finale wraps up with the re-release of the trailer for the documentary “The Library That Dolly Built.” The film was scheduled for a nationwide release on April 2, 2020, but was postponed because of COVID-19 concerns.
The film, prepared by a team of University of Tennessee students and professors, will be released in late September 2020.
PREVIOUS STORY: It's nearly time for one of our favorite parts of the week: Goodnight with Dolly!
Each Thursday night at 7 p.m., Dolly Parton snuggles into bed and reads some of her favorite bedtime stories from the Imagination Library to kids across the world.
The 'Goodnight with Dolly' series premiered a couple weeks ago and has been a huge hit.
For her third installment tonight, Dolly will be reading Anna Dewdney's 'Llama Llama Red Pajama.'
You can watch Dolly when the video premieres on the Imagination Library's Facebook and YouTube pages:
The books featured in the series include: "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper; “There’s a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake” by Loren Long; “Llama Llama Red Pajama” by Anna Dewdney; “I Am a Rainbow” by Parton; “Pass It On” by Sophy Henn; “Stand Tall, Molly Lou Mellon” by Patty Lovell; “Violet the Pilot” by Steve Breen; “Max & The Tag-Along Moon” by Floyd Cooper; “Last Stop on Market Street” by Matt de la Peña; and “Coat of Many Colors” by Parton.
The Imagination Library is also holding a giveaway. People that publicly share a photo or video of their family watching 'Goodnight with Dolly' on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok using the #goodnightwithdolly hashtag will have a chance to win a signed copy of the 'Goodnight with Dolly' book. The Imagination Library said one winner will be chosen each week.
