# @etraintalks on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcfJz82ypID
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69613988-etraintalks-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-26T02:43:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** E TRAIN TALKS - 12 Year Old Literacy Advocate (@etraintalks) — https://gondola.cc/etraintalks

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In loving memory of Dolly Parton💛

Today, I’m sharing a special read aloud of COAT OF MANY COLORS, a beautiful story inspired by Dolly’s song “Coat of Many Colors,” which was inspired by her childhood memories and the love of her mama.

“Although we had no money, I was rich as I could be, in my coat of many colors my mama made for me.”

These words carry such a beautiful message. Dolly reminds us that some of the richest things in life have nothing to do with money. They are love, family, and the memories we carry with us.

💛Watch the full read aloud on my website www.etraintalks.org and youtube channel: https://youtu.be/LMXEKmBrvhE?feature=shared

Dolly’s love of children and books is one of the many reasons her legacy means so much to me.

In 1995, Dolly created Dolly Parton’s @imaginationlibrary inspired in part by her father’s inability to read and write. What began as a way to give children in her home county a book each month grew into something truly extraordinary.

Today, the Imagination Library has gifted more than 304 million free books to children around the world. Children from birth to age five can receive a carefully selected, age appropriate book delivered right to their home each month, regardless of their family’s income.

Title: COAT OF MANY COLORS
Author: Dolly Parton
Illustrator: Brooke Boynton-Hughes
Publisher: Penguin Workshop, and imprint of Penguin Random House
Read Aloud by: Ethan (E Train)

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storytime, etraintalks, imaginationlibrary, readingcommunity, mayhermemorybeablessing, coatofmanycolors, literacyadvocate, dollyparton, readaloud, kidlit

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