Dolly Parton read the UK a bedtime story and she's now a national hero

She read it with her friend Kenny-bear.
Dolly Parton read the UK a bedtime story and she's now a national hero
Any chance of a lullaby? Credit: Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock

Reading bedtime stories? What a way to make a living!

Dolly Parton is beloved far and wide, and now she will be even more beloved by millions of tiny British children.

The country music star appeared on the British children's TV segment, "CBeebies Bedtime Stories". She read the nation to sleep with a tale about a little dog who loves books.

Sadly even though her teddy-bear was named Kenny, they did not in fact duet "Islands in the Stream".

Britain still loved it though, with plenty of parents expressing their delight on Twitter.

Dolly Parton, the parents of Britain salute you!

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