BookTrust Cymru Storytime for families
Find out how you can get involved with BookTrust Cymru Storytime fun at your library.
What is BookTrust Cymru Storytime?
BookTrust Cymru Storytime is an exciting new library experience for families, offering a fun, easy way to entertain your under 5s at your library. Come and enjoy free activities in a space where you can have fun and enjoy stories together.
How do I get involved?
In 2023, BookTrust Cymru Storytime is running in selected libraries throughout Wales. Head to your local library to find out if they'll be taking part - you can find your nearest library here. And don't forget to tell your family and friends about BookTrust Cymru Storytime, too!
Discover this year's BookTrust Cymru Storytime books
We've chosen six books that we think are perfect for enjoying with children aged 0-5!
Mae'r Olwynion ar y Bws / The Wheels on the Bus
Adaptation: Llinos Dafydd
Illustrator: Jo Byatt
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round ... Take a trip around town in a busy little bus in this fun-filled, bi-lingual picture book. Turn the pages and sing along with the animal friends as they journey all through the town!
Sawl Bwci Bo? / How many Bwci Bos?
Author: Joanna Davies
Illustrator: Steven Goldstone
Count from one to ten and back again with the mischievous Bwci Bo (Book-ee-Boh) monsters, in a new counting rhyme adventure. Combining learning with fun, dive into the technicolour world of the Bwci Bo.
Morfil a Mi dan y Lli / The Tale of the Whale
Author: Karen Swann
Illustrator: Padmacandra
Adaptation: Ceri Wyn Jones
Come on a magical journey of wonder and discovery from misty seaside shorelines to cold ice-capped seas. This beautiful tale of friendship between a child and a whale invites us to consider our responsibilities towards the environment and makes a direct plea to end plastic pollution.
Broga ar y Fferm / Frog at the Farm
Author / Illustrator: Jo Lodge
A first-word board book for babies and toddlers with googly eyes mechanism and bright, bold illustrations.
Codi Fflap Pi-Po! I ffwrdd â ni! / Pop-Up Peekaboo! Things that go
Author: Dawn Sirett
Can you find the vehicles hiding under the flaps? Watch out, they might jump out at you!
Exciting pop-ups promote parent-and-child interaction, memory, and imagination. Hands-on play makes learning fun. Enjoy hours of hide-and-seek surprises!
1, 2, 3, Dawnsio Dawns y Deinosor / 1, 2, 3, Do the Dinosaur
Author: Michelle Robinson
Illustrator: Rosalind Beardshaw
Adaptation: Eurig Salisbury
Follow Tom as he teaches you how to be a dinosaur! Stomp your feet, swish your tail and join in the actions in this bouncy, rhyming picture book from the bestselling author of the Goodnight series, Michelle Robinson, and award-winning illustrator, Rosalind Beardshaw.