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Brand new clubs that offered teenage boys the opportunity to meet celebrities, win prizes and enjoy many activities!
Reading Communities
The towns of Barry and Llanelli organised a whole host of book-based events over the summer and autumn!
Click here for more details of the 2008 Reading Communities.
Give a Book Week
Celebrities and members of the public throughout Wales gave each other books as gifts during this special week in July!
Click here to take a peek at the week's activities
Monthly Themes
October – Word of mouth
English Children
Seven Welsh Folk Tales
Tales traditionally told – in a simple, accessible format suitable for reading alone or reading aloud. Not too many, not too few!
Yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol/The National Eisteddfod
An all-age title, accessible to fluent readers, which describes in illustrated detail the history of these ancient gatherings of storytellers, poets and artists, and how the National Eisteddfod has grown into its modern day celebration
Giant Tales from Wales
Did you know there were so many giants in Wales? It seems that every county had one – and here are seven of the worst, or the biggest, or the best, depending on your point of view!
Dark Tales from the Woods
An award-winning collection of stories, originally told by a famous gypsy raconteur, Abram Woods, and now after much research retold by Daniel – with atmospheric silhouette pictures by Brett Breckon. A real gem!
A Play This Time: Siôn and the Bargain Bee
One of the most popular stories in the Legends from Wales series is presented here as a play script. It’s great for acting out at home, and involving all the family, but equally successful as an independent read. A Welsh version of the Jack and the Beanstalk motif, well told and illustrated.
Jaco the Leek
An imaginative slant on the ‘What-shall-we-wear-for-St-David’s-Day?’ problem. The boy in this story, by another well-known storyteller, finds that actually being a-leek-for-a-day has it’s problems. For a start, where do you put your underpants?
Shemi’s Tall Tales
Shemi Wad was a famous real-life (well larger-than-life) character from Fishguard, whose exaggerated stories follow in the wake of the Tall Tales of the American folk tradition. Here they are recaptured by a famous present-day storyteller from the same part of west Wales.
Weird Tales from the Storyteller
A classic collection from Wales’ premier storyteller. The author’s voice resonates through the retellings, and makes this an ideal choice for reading out loud. Suitable for all Juniors.
Act It Out!: Sglod and Chips
The ever popular dog Sglod and Chips his seagull mate have the chance to become part of a set of individual play scripts, with stick puppets included in the resource pack. Great for parties and theatre in the classroom!
