The first book children enrolled in the program are mailed is The Little Engine That Could. After this introductory title, they are sent a new, age-appropriate book each month until the month they turn five. Representative titles are listed below. The very last book is Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!
Children born in 2017 receive books that are bright, with big drawings, and colorful. Some are board books, but all are simple, easy to use, with minimal text.
| Baby Signs | My First Songs |
| *Baby Sounds | Peek A Book Morning |
| Where’s Ellie | Baby! Talk! |
| *I Love My Mommy Because or Where’s My Nose? | Llama, Llama Nighty Night or Look Look! |
| Whose Baby Am I? | Winnie-the-Pooh’s Opposites or Wheels on the Bus |
| Sassy: Bedtime for Baby | Little Gardener |
Children born in 2016 receive books that have repetition and predictability. Some show children doing familiar things. Others teach about colors, letters or numbers.
| ABC Look at Me | Llama, Llama Red Pajama |
| Little Bitty Friends | Little Poems for Tiny Ears |
| Sassy: Let’s Count | *Sassy: Baby’s First Words |
| Night-Night Forest Friends | *I Love My Daddy Because or Dog Wants to Play |
| Good Night, Gorilla | Little Sleepy Head |
| Corduroy: Shapes or Little Cub | My Farm Friends |
Children born in 2015 receive books that help them understand feelings and resolve issues. Some books may have no words and they can create their own story.
| The Bug Book | *Jake at Gymnastics |
| Following Papa’s Song | My No, No, No Day |
| * I hear a Pickel or *Just One More | Llama, Llama Gram & Grandpa or Baking Day at Grandma’s |
| I Am a Rainbow | Maple |
| King Jack & the Dragon | Huey’s: What’s the Opposite |
| Little Owl’s Night | Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose |
Children born in 2014 receive books that are more complex and feature the diversity of others. There are nursery rhymes, poems, and lots of good humor.
| *Abuela | Chimpanzee for Tea or Peanut Butter & Cupcake |
| Home for a Bunny | *Snowy Day |
| Llama, Llama & the Bully Goat | Meet Me at the Moon |
| Old Bear and His Cub | Read to Tiger |
| Truck Stop | Pretend |
| Ginger Bread Man Loose on the Fire Truck | Max & the Tagalong Moon |
Children born in 2013 receive books with more details (hero, complication, resolution) and show that it is okay to be different. Some are funny and playful.
| *On No, Gotta Go | The First Strawberries |
| *Peace Is an Offering or Not Your Typical Dragon | Lion Lessons or Caterina and the Lemonade Stand |
| Otis & the Kitten or Otis & the Puppy | Excellent Ed or Runaway Tomato |
| Ten Thank You Letters | Plenty of Love to Go Around |
| The Perfect Present | Coat of Many Colors |
| Miss Maple’s Seeds | Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon |
Children born in 2012 receive folk tales, non-fiction science books, rhymes and poetry. Other stories address school preparation and readiness.
| *Hooray, a Pinata | *Owl Moon |
| As an Oak Tree Grows | Tarra & Bella |
| Betty Bunny Didn’t Do It | Last Stop on Market Street |
| Fly Butterfly | The Gruffalo |
| Violet the Pilot | The Tale of Peter Rabbit |
| If I Built a Car or One Cool Friend |
*Bilingual English/Spanish Title
What did Dolly Parton seek to accomplish?
