During these trying times, we might need a soothing voice to help us get to sleep.
Dolly Parton is making that happen.
"Hello, I'm Dolly Parton, the book lady from the Imagination Library. I want you to join me April 2 when I start 'Goodnight with Dolly.' I'm going to be reading some stories from the Imagination Library."
That's right. Starting Thursday, Dolly Parton will be reading bedtime stories to us in a new YouTube series.
The program is scheduled to run for 10 weeks and will feature stories including "The Little Engine That Could," "Llama Llama Red Pajama" and Parton's own "Coat of Many Colors."
Parton has always had a passion for reading. In 1995, she created the gift-giving program, Imagination Library, which mails free books to children around the world.
Photos: Dolly Parton over the years
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Entertainer Dolly Parton performs at a United Way of America convention in Detroit on May 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Dolly Parton in Nashville
In this July 31, 2015, file photo, Dolly Parton performs in concert at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)
Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda
Lily Tomlin, from left, Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda, co-stars of the 1980 film "9 to 5," reunite to present the award for outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or a movie at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, 1980
Dolly Parton, left, Lily Tomlin, center, and Jane Fonda arrive at New York's Sutton Theater on Dec. 14, 1980, for the premiere of the movie "9 to 5." The three starred in the film, whose premiere was shown for the benefit of working women, the National Association of Officer Workers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton
"The Best Little Whorehouse" co-stars Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton appear July 15, 1982, in North Miami Beach at the Florida premiere of the movie. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Country singer Dolly Parton talks with reporters and well-wishers at a rehearsal session in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 11, 1982. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Dolly Parton, Roy Acuff
Country music entertainers Dolly Parton and Roy Acuff exchange a joke outside the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on Oct. 11, 1983. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Dolly Parton, Bob Hope
Comedian Bob Hope has his costume adjusted while on the set with entertainer Dolly Parton on Dec. 12, 1988, in Miami, Fla., during taping for Hope's Christmas special aboard the luxury cruise liner Royal Vikings Sun in the Port of Miami. The pair appeared in a vignette dressed as reindeer. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Country singer Dolly Parton is the center of attention as she unveils a pair of ceremonial street signs in front of Radio City Music Hall in New York on May 11, 1993. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Dolly Parton, Al Cecere
Entertainer Dolly Parton, left, speaks before the release of a 14-week-old eagle named "Liberty" as Al Cecere, founder and president of the American Eagle Foundation, holds eagle "Challenger" on April 10, 2008, in Dandridge, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
'9 to 5: The Musical'
Patricia Resnick, left, Dolly Parton and Stephen Oremus pose for a picture in New York on April 23, 2009. Parton, who starred in the film version of "9 to 5," wrote the music and lyrics for "9 to 5: The Musical." Resnick wrote the screenplay for the movie and the book to accompany the new musical, and Oremus was the music director of the musical. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Dolly Parton speaks at the grand opening of Dolly Parton's Trinkets & Treasures store in Nashville, Tenn., on March 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)
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Dolly Parton performs on stage during her Blue Smoke tour in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
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In this June 15, 2016, file photo, Dolly Parton performs in concert during her Pure & Simple Tour in Philadelphia. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
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Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton speaks at an event where her organization, Imagination Library, donated the 100 millionth book of Parton's "Coat of Many Colors" to the Library of Congress collection Feb. 27, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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In this Sept. 15, 2017, file photo, Dolly Parton arrives at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards Variety and Women in Film pre-Emmy celebration in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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In this Feb. 10, 2019, file photo, Dolly Parton arrives at the 61st annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
