A poor girl delights in her coat of many colors made by her mother from rags because, despite the ridicule of the other children. Quality reading and quality time for yourself and children. Dolly parton s coat of many colors, a madefortv film based on parton s song of the same name, and featuring narration by parton, aired on nbc in december 2015, with child actress alyvia alyn lind portraying the young parton. The book, published by harpercollins in 1996, features paintings from illustrator judith sutton.
Dolly parton reads coat of many colors in the second installment of her new readaloud series, goodnight with dolly. Country music legenddolly partons rural upbringing in the smoky mountains of tennessee provides the backdrop for this special picture book. In my coat of many colors my momma made for me so with patches on my britches and holes in both my shoes in my coat of many colors i hurried off to school just to find the others laughing and making fun of me and my coat of many colors my momma made for me and oh i couldnt understand it for i felt i was rich and i told them of the love. Within the pages of the book, brookes art brings the story of the song to life. Dec 03, 2015 the patchwork coat itself may be long gone, but the story of dolly partons coat of many colors lives on and as parton will tell you herself, its a true story. Dolly partons coat of many colors read aloud story time. Growing up with little money, dollys mom made her familys clothes. With endless talent and creativity she has written what is sure to be a classic childrens hit. Coat of many colors by dolly parton, brooke boynton hughes.
Coat of many colors offers parents a chance to offer their kids morals and a glimpse into a poor childs life. Based on partons inspiring true story of love and faith. The patchwork coat itself may be long gone, but the story of dolly partons coat of many colors lives on and as parton will tell you herself, its a true story. The song tells a story from dollys hardscrabble tennessee mountain childhood. Oct 02, 2016 the colorado native contributed beautiful illustrations for the rerelease of dollys childrens book, coat of many colors. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Many years ago, dolly parton wrote a song called coat of many colors. Apr 10, 2020 dolly parton released the second episode of her 10week goodnight with dolly book reading video series via youtube on april 9. Dolly parton releases 2nd episode of goodnight with dolly. Watch dolly parton read coat of many colors in episode 2 of. Apr 15, 2020 on april 2, dolly parton kicked off her goodnight with dolly youtube series by reading the little engine that could, and for the second episode, the country icon chose coat of many colors, a childrens book she wrote based on her own song of the same name. Coat of many colors book by dolly parton thriftbooks. Dolly treated viewers to a narration of her childrens book, coat of many colors, which is based on her hit song of the same name.
Dolly partons rural upbringing in the smoky mountains of tennessee provides the backdrop for this special picture book. Coat of many colors kindle edition by parton, dolly, hughes. Parton read the story from her bed, wearing printed pajamas and glasses as she held up. A poor girl delights in her coat of many colors made by her mother from rags because, despite the ridicule of the.
A poor girl delights in her coat of many colors made by her mother from rags because, despite the ridicule of the other children, she knows the coat was made wi. Jun 10, 2016 penguin young readers will publish dolly partons childrens book coat of many colors with allnew illustrations by brooke boyntonhughes. Dolly parton s coat of many colors is a 2015 american madefortelevision drama film based on a true story by dolly parton, written by pamela k. May 07, 2018 she suddenly bc excited and not as sad about her dad not making it that day and we spoke about dolly parton the lady who sings the song about that coat of many colors her mama made for her my sweet little grandaughter who wont be 6 foot a few mos read me that whole entire book i was so impressed and of coarse i got her the cd so she could. In this series, dolly reads select imagination library books, all carefully chosen for their appropriate content at this moment in time. Coat of many colors by dolly parton and tomie depaola. The little yellowhaired girl in her handmade coat is a perfect likeness to a young dolly. Nov, 2016 buy coat of many colors by parton, dolly isbn. Nov 17, 2015 dollys coat of many colors childrens book brings one of her bestloved songs to life, based on one of her most vivid childhood memories. Dolly loved her coat but the children had a different opinion on it. Dolly parton reads coat of many colors book to children at the library of congress video courtesy of the library of congress.
Coat of many colors childrens book by dolly parton. Coat of many colors kindle edition by parton, dolly rebecca. Dolly parton is an internationally renowned superstar who has contributed timeless classics to the world of music entertainment, including jolene, coat of many colors, and the megahit i will always love you. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading coat of many colors. It was released in september 1971 as the second single and title track from the album coat of many colors. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Country music legend dolly parton s rural upbringing in the smoky mountains of tennessee provides the backdrop for this special picture book.
Back through the years i go wondering once again back to the seasons of my youth i recall a box of rags that someone gave us and how my mama put the rags to use. On april 2, you can learn how we made it to this important milestone when the library that dolly built opens in select theaters nationwide. Apr 09, 2020 dolly parton reads coat of many colors in the second installment of her new readaloud series, goodnight with dolly. To date, she remains one of the most successful country artists, with 25 numberone singles a record for a female performer and 42 top10 country albums more than anyone else. Oct 01, 2017 you can also buy a childrens picture book based on the song as well as dvds of the 2015 tv movie, coat of many colors, and the 2016 sequel, christmas of many colors. Dolly parton coat of many colors lyrics genius lyrics. Jan 01, 1994 coat of many colors is a book by the classic artist dolly parton. Coat of many colors and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Dolly parton reads coat of many colors at the library of. When dolly needed a winter coat, her mom only had multiple rags of different fabric to put together. Penguin to publish coat of many colors by dolly parton. In this series, dolly reads select imagination library books, all carefully. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Country music legend dolly partons rural upbringing in the smoky mountains of tennessee provides the backdrop for this special picture book. A poor girl delights in her coat of many colors made by her mother from rags because, despite the ridicule of the other children, she knows the coat was made with love. The rolling hills of tennessee farmland, framed in lovely patchwork quilt patterns, set the stage for dolly partons of grand ol opry fame warm childhood. Winter is coming to tennessee and theres no money to buy a new. Dolly rebecca parton is a grammy awardwinning country music singersongwriter, author, actress and philanthropist. Parton also had a cameo in the sequel, which aired in november 2016. Winter is coming to tennessee and theres no money to buy a new coat, so a little girls mama sews one for her out of rags. Dolly parton lends the lyrics of her classic song coat of many colors to this heartfelt picture book for young readers. Revisit this classic american song and find out how even the glitzy, glamorous dolly parton brings life to her deepseated mountain pride. Penguin young readers will publish dolly partons childrens book coat of many colors with allnew illustrations by brooke boyntonhughes. Dollys coat of many colors childrens book brings one of her bestloved songs to life, based on one of her most vivid childhood memories.
Well, hello, im dolly the book lady from the imagination library and today, im gonna be reading. Buy a cheap copy of coat of many colors book by dolly parton. Penguin to publish coat of many colors with allnew illustrations. Goodnight with dolly episode 2 dolly parton reads coat. Dolly partons coat of many colors watch thurs, dec 26 at 98c. Latinautor peermusic, umpi, latinautor, cmrra, sony atv publishing, uniao brasileira. Coat of many colors dolly parton, author, judith sutton. Using lyrics from her classic song coat of many colors, the book tells the story of a young girl in need of a warm winter coat. When she didnt have a coat, her mom sewed her one out of rags, and kids at school ridiculed her. My kids grew up listening to dolly, and weve used her songs in many ways, the coat of many colors backs up the bible story, jolene is my second daughters middle name, and when my youngest daughter couldnt get out of bed in the morning, we would crank up romeo and let her wake up to dolly every morning. Coat of many colors by dolly parton pdfread coat of many colors by dolly parton dolly parton lends the lyrics of her classic song coat of many colors to this heartfelt picture book for young readers. She has garnered 7 grammy awards, 10 country music association awards, 5 academy of country music awards, 3 american. Coat of many colors is a song written and recorded by american country music singer dolly parton, which has been described on a number of occasions as her favorite song she has written.
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