Five Celebrity Story Times

While families are staying at home because of the coronavirus outbreak, creators and performers from all over are stepping up to share favorite storybooks. Here are five popular online story time projects—follow the links to find many more videos.

Goodnight with Dolly ?

Goodnight with Dolly is a weekly bedtime story series from Imagination Library founder Dolly Parton. Each episode has activity sheets, parent reading tips, and lists of similar books.

#OperationStorytime ?

Who better to read a story than the person who created it? Authors and illustrators are sharing their books as part of #OperationStorytime. 

Storyline Online ?

Storyline Online invites actors to read books for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's long-running youth literacy project. Educational activity guides are available for each video.

Storytime with… ?

Disney is sharing daily Storytime with… videos featuring famous faces and favorite characters on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

#SAVEWITHSTORIES ?

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“If You Give A Dog A Donut” by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond (published by @harperkids) - read by #ChrisEvans . THIRTY MILLION CHILDREN rely on school for food. Responding to the needs of kids during these school closures, @savethechildren and @nokidhungry have a new fund @SAVEWITHSTORIES to support food banks, and mobile meal trucks, and community feeding programs with funds to do what they do best—and also—with educational toys, books, and worksheets to make sure brains are full, as well as bellies. . If you can manage a one time gift of $10, please text SAVE to 20222. If another amount would work better for you, please visit our website—link in bio. There is no maximum and there is no minimum—together we will rise and together we can help. . Thank you and stay safe. XX #SAVEWITHSTORIES, opens a new window

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#SAVEWITHSTORIES provides fun and education to families stuck at home, and serves as a fundraiser to support programs feeding kids who can't access school nutrition programs.