Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton is the most honored and revered female singer-songwriter of all time. She has garnered eleven Grammy Awards and fifty-five nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1999, Parton was inducted into the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame, and in 2022, she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She is the author of multiple bestselling books, including ***Songteller***; ***Run, Rose, Run*** (with<a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL22258A" target="_blank"> James Patterson</a>); ***Behind the Seams***; and ***Good Lookin’ Cookin’***.

To date, she has donated over 270 million books to children around the world with her <a href="https://imaginationlibrary.com" target="_blank">**Dolly Parton's Imagination Library**</a>, which is a part of the <a href="https://imaginationlibrary.com/the-dollywood-foundation/" target="_blank">Dollywood Foundation</a>, was founded in honor of her father, who never learned to read or write. It mails one book per month to each enrolled child from the time of their birth until they enter kindergarten.