The Imagination Library’s Message of Diversity -- August may have come and gone, but your child’s August book from BEGIN WITH BOOKS is still very much HERE and quickly becoming a favorite. As part of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library’s book gifting program, you already know that it is just the right book for your child’s age and developmental stage. But did you realize that it’s also been chosen to reflect the Imagination Library’s commitment to diversity , representation, and an acceptance of difference ? The Imagination Library serves children, families, and communities regardless of factors such as race, language, economic status, religion, etc. , and it is important that all children see themselves reflected in the books they read. Diverse stories bring people together and impart the message that, when it comes to our human bonds, we are more alike than we are different. If the youngest among us hear this message early and often, the closer we will be to treating al