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Dolly Parton's scheme to send free books to children brought back
Nine-month-old Phoebe from Swansea will be posted a free book every month
A scheme set up by the late country singer Dolly Parton, which posts a free book to children every month until their fifth birthday, has relaunched in parts of Wales.
Parton, who died aged 80 in August, was inspired by her father who could not read or write.
She set up the Imagination Library in 1995 and it has been rolled out in countries across the world.
But the charity has previously struggled in Wales, and there are calls for the programme to be "properly funded" for children across the country.
The Welsh government said it was "committed" to offering library spaces in primary schools and it funded a variety of schemes "to encourage reading for pleasure".
There are three school communities in Swansea that will be part of the new programme - Clwyd, Brynmill and Llanrhidian primary schools - as well as Pencoed Primary School in Bridgend and a community in Risca near Newport.
The scheme is aimed at trying to help parents and their children access books, especially during a cost-of-living crisis.
Becky, 38, from Swansea, said her nine-month-old baby, Phoebe, would benefit from the programme.
"We love it, we think it's amazing. I've got another little girl as well, Faith, and since she was a baby, we've read to her, and she is thriving now," she said.