Order and collect your FREE Bookstart pack from your library
All children in Wales are entitled to two fantastic Bookstart packs before the age of three, which are now available to order and collect for free from selected libraries.
BookTrust programmes in Wales
Bookstart in Wales
Through Bookstart, BookTrust Cymru give every child in Wales their own books to have at home and supports families to read together regularly.
Letterbox Club in Wales
The Letterbox Club in Wales delivers colourful parcels of books, maths games and stationery to looked-after children in partnership with local authorities. The parcels include specially selected books and resources to reflect Welsh language and culture. The Welsh Government provides funding for a significant number of children in care, aged 3-13 years, with places available for more children through other funding sources.
Pori Drwy Stori
Free resources for children as they start Reception class in all maintained schools in Wales: an exciting bilingual programme to support children’s literacy and numeracy, funded by the Welsh Government.
My Pet Star
This autumn/winter BookTrust Cymru will be sending out thousands of copies of the wonderful Fy Seren Anwes/My Pet Star by Corrine Averiss and Rosalind Beardshaw to libraries and other partners in Wales.
Great books in Welsh and English
We've put together lists of some of our favourite children's books in Welsh and English.
Great Books for Babies in Welsh and English / Llyfrau Gwych ar gyfer Babanod yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg
Ydych chi’n chwilio am lyfrau Cymraeg neu Saesneg i’w darllen i’ch baban?
Are you looking for books to read to your baby in Welsh or English?
Rhyming books in Welsh and English / Llyfrau mydr ac odl yn Gymraeg a Saesneg
To celebrate Big Welsh Rhyme Time, The Books Council of Wales have selected some of their favourite rhyming books in Welsh and English.
I ddathlu Amser Rhigwm Mawr Cymru, mae Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru wedi dewis rhai o'u hoff lyfrau sy'n odli yn Gymraeg a Saesneg.
Great books for reception school children in Welsh and English / Llyfrau gwych i blant derbyn yn Gymraeg a Saesneg
Mae rhaglen Pori Drwy Stori Derbyn yn ysbrydoli cariad at lyfrau, storïau a rhigymau yng Nghymru. Rydyn ni wedi dewis rhai o’n hoff lyfrau a all helpu i ddatblygu sgiliau siarad, gwrando a rhifedd.
Our Pori Drwy Stori Reception programme inspires a love of books, stories and rhymes in Wales. We’ve picked out some of our favourite books that can help develop …
Latest resources for Wales
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Pori Drwy Stori Boomerang Book Bags Toolkit 2020-21 WELSH.pdf
Mae’r pecyn offer yn awgrymu ffyrdd y gall athrawon rannu’r bagiau er mwyn i’r plant wir fwynhau darllen y llyfrau a’...
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Pori Drwy Stori Boomerang Book Bags Toolkit 2020-21 ENGLISH.pdf
This toolkit suggests ways that teachers can share the bags so that children really enjoy reading the books and the m...
- Beth am wrando ar bennod gyntaf y llyfr rhyfeddol Ant Clancy Games Detective gan Ruth Morgan? https://t.co/vO3nDi8eqg @WelshLibraries @GwEGogleddCymru https://t.co/JxGDXP9Mbe 13 hours ago
- Listen to the first chapter of the amazing book Ant Clancy Games Detective by Ruth Morgan. https://t.co/vO3nDhQDyI @WelshLibraries @PowysFp @ErwCymru @CSC_Literacy https://t.co/khB5k3KXaX 13 hours ago
- Os ydych chi’n edrych am bethau sy’n hwyl i ddifyrru plant, peidiwch ag anghofio mynd i Gwpwrdd AmserGartref BookTrust Cymru! Mae’n llawn dop o drêts, gan gynnwys tynnu lluniau ar y cyd a straeon yn Gymraeg a Saesneg; mae’n aros amdanoch chi https://t.co/yON186Y5oj https://t.co/pyYvKvAHdc 14 hours ago
Quick links
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The Big Welsh Rhyme Time
Join us for our annual celebration of sharing rhymes, poems and songs. The Big Welsh Rh...
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Have fun sharing rhymes
Have fun sharing rhymes with your child. Sing along to our audio rhymes or download our...
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Listen to Bookstart stories
We've recorded some of our Bookstart stories in both Welsh and English for you to enjoy...
