What to Expect

At Storybook Breakfast, families enjoy character meet-and-greets, a light breakfast, and literacy-rich activities inspired by favorites from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. We also celebrate graduates from our local Imagination Library and invite the community to help ensure every child across the Virginia Peninsulas has the opportunity to enroll and receive free, high-quality, age-appropriate books delivered each month.

Last year, Storybook Breakfast raised over $30,000, making it possible for 1,900 children to receive free monthly books for a full year.

Breakfast is served buffet-style with chocolate croissants, ham and egg croissants, fresh fruit, freshly brewed regular and decaf coffee, hot tea, iced water, and lemonade.

Additional Information

Volunteer Opportunities: https://dash.pointapp.org/events/552485
Frequently Asked Questions: https://www.degoodfoundation.org/breakfast#faqs

Meet Your Favorite Characters!

This year's event will feature returning favorite Corduroy Bear and new characters Llama Llama Red Pajama and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

Win a Book Signed by Dolly Parton!

NEW FOR 2026: Bid on a copy of Coat of Many Colors signed by the Book Lady herself! Take part in our silent auction and help put books in kids’ hands through The DeGood Foundation’s local work with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

Bidding opens digitally on Friday, March 14. The auction will close live at Storybook Breakfast on March 21 at 11:15 AM, with the highest bidder taking it home.

Click here to register to bid

Storybook Breakfast 2026

Our annual character breakfast where the magic of children’s books come to life to support our local Imagination Library.