#DollysLibrary /IwuOuTyZYY- Imagination Library July 28, 2021 This charming board book, written by with illustrations by Brooke Smart, is a rhyming, light-hearted celebration of families being-and belonging-together. This children’s book about a girl learning to love her hair with her dad’s encouragement was among the 300+ books conservatives attempted to ban in Pennsylvania back in November. For example, they shared an image of Mathew Cherry’s Hair Love. I browsed the Imagination Library social media for a while, and (in addition to being a delight), it didn’t take long to find the types of books and authors that have faced attempted or successful bans. Given Meredith’s seeming agreement with the latest conservative outrage, it’s likely many of the books offered by the Imagination Library are exactly what he wants to keep kids from reading. While Meredith’s concerned citizen act may not seem like political grandstanding on the surface, he knew what he was doing in bringing up controversy around kids’ books in “today’s environment”-controversy that is manufactured and overblown thanks to the help of well-funded organizations like No Left Turns, Moms for Liberty, and Parents Defending Education. While Meredith eventually voted for SB 164 in the meeting, he did imply that leadership within the Imagination Library could change, as if that is a bad thing and doesn’t already happen-and as if his nonsense “subject-appropriate” addition would be any more helpful in that situation than existing language about age-appropriateness. None of that matters to Stephen Meredith, of course, as SB 164 cosponsor Morgan McGarvey even pointed out in the meeting that the bill already included language about books being “age-appropriate.” Meredith was seemingly just looking for any excuse to latch onto conservative furor over kids reading about anything that doesn’t align with conservative political views. The Imagination Library selects its books through a committee made up of writers/artists, educators, librarians, and those specializing in early education, and their rubrics, by age and theme/concept, are both available online. Republican Kentucky state lawmaker Stephen Meredith, whose background is notably not in education or a related social science, held reservations: “This may be a strong statement to many, but on page one, section two, we talk about ‘age-appropriate books.’ And I think that certainly is warranted given today’s environment, but I wonder if that’s enough? Should it be subject-appropriate as well? Because I have seen some literature that’s considered preschool that quite true, I think it’s inappropriate content for children that age.” He then asked if there would be any consideration for changing the language of the bill to address his concerns. In summer 2021, the state of Kentucky began to participate in this program, and now, in 2022, they’ve held a meeting to finalize details on a bill to ensure future funding for the program in their state, SB 164. Yes, this could mean up to 60 books in total! (Imagination Library) In turn, The Imagination Library ensures that the kids receive a book each month until they turn five. mainly by working with local affiliates and non-profits that fund and enroll local families. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is a program that works to get books into the hands of kids up to five years old, within the U.S., Ireland, the U.K., Canada, and Australia. For anyone to question anything as well-intentioned as what my sister has done, no, I was not going to stand for it.” We all feel, all 11 of us, we all feel so gifted with being able to read. It plagued him his entire life because he was not afforded the opportunity to get an education. In addition to defending her sister’s program on Twitter, Parton told WVLT, “Here’s the thing, my father was illiterate. The next thing you know, you will be trying to burn children’s books!- Stella Parton March 3, 2022 I’ve always been an old soul, when I was younger it was very frustrating for me be treated (just because I was young and a female) like my opinion, thoughts or ideas weren’t valid.īy the time I had gotten old enough to really feel that I was at the top of my game and built confidence up in my abilities then I was “too old” to understand!Īs I began to re work my road show for 2017 I thought this would be a great song to add in and I really wanted to strip down the production to focus on interpreting the lyrics for MY audience.You GOP nimrods. On a more personal level I relate to the message of being “too young” to understand. Being a songwriter myself from a family of very prolific songwriters I have an an affinity for songs with strong lyrics and this particular song is so incredibly well written! “Avicii’s Wake Me Up is one of my favorite new songs that has come out in the past few years.
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