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What is Imagination Library?
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a charity that sends free books to children under five, every month, directly to their homes. It started in 1995 in her home county in the US and has since expanded internationally, including to the UK. The story highlights how foster carers find these books 'amazing' for helping children's literacy and speech.
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