Virtual Read Aloud: Corduroy

📚 Celebrate Dolly Week 2025!

Pull up a comfy chair, grab your favorite stuffed friend, and join us for a joyful virtual story time featuring Corduroy by Don Freeman—a sweet tale about a teddy bear’s search for a home (and a missing button).

📅 Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM
📍 Where: Facebook Live on the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties page

📖 About the Event
This read aloud is part of Dolly Week 2025, a statewide celebration of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in West Virginia, happening August 4–9. The Imagination Library mails free, high-quality books each month to children from birth to age five—right to their mailbox!

🎉 What to Expect
• A live reading of Corduroy
• Fun facts about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
• Tips on how to register your child for free books
• A chance for kids to share their favorite books in the comments

🧸 Make It Interactive!
Want to add a little extra magic to story time? Try these fun family-friendly activities:

🐻 Bring Your Bear Photo Challenge
Have your child bring their favorite teddy or plush friend to the event! Snap a photo and share it in the comments using #CorduroyAndMe.

🎨 Corduroy Coloring Page
Print and color your own Corduroy coloring sheet during or after the event:
https://corduroybook.com/parentseducators

🧵 Button Hunt Game
Hide buttons around your home and let your little one search for them—just like Corduroy!

🍓 Story Time Snack
Make a bear-themed snack like teddy graham trail mix or fruit “bear faces.” Share your treats using #DollyWeekSnacks.

📬 Sign Up for Free Books
If your child is under age 5 and lives in Monongalia County or another participating WV county, they’re eligible for a free book every month—thanks to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library!

📚 Learn more and register here:
https://www.unitedwaympc.org/DPIL

Let’s celebrate imagination, family, and the joy of reading—together, wherever you are. 💕
#DollysLibrary #CorduroyAndMe #DollyWeek2025 #ReadWithUWMPC

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