Around 3,341 children will benefit from the programme, part of the Imagination Library scheme which was originally launched by Ms Parton in Sevier County, Tennessee.
Around 30 million books have been posted to children in more than 1,300 communities around the world since the start of the Imagination Library programme in 1995.
The scheme was first launched in the UK in Rotherham in 2007.
Ms Parton is working in partnership with the Scottish Government and the Scottish Book Trust.
Dolly Parton said, 'I am thrilled to be a part of this wonderful effort. When I started the Imagination Library in my hometown, I never dreamed that one day we would be helping Scottish kids.
'Much of my music has been inspired by Scotland so it's only right that we are now in a position to bring more joy into the lives of the nation's looked after children.
'From the bottom of my country heart, I want to thank the Scottish government and the Scottish Book Trust for asking us to be part of something so special.'
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