Imagine Eating Lemons – Jason Rhodes, illustr. Richard Dearing (Graffeg)
Chester Chestnut is a happy little chap, but sometimes, even the happiest of chaps get worried or nervous, and when this happens Chester’s tummy starts to hurt. Follow the journey of Chester Chestnut as he learns about his anxious thoughts and feelings, where they come from and how to control them.
Welsh Wonders: Cranogwen – The Pioneering Life of Sarah Jane Rees – Anni Llŷn, illustr. Rhiannon Parnis (Llyfrau Broga)
This is the story of the determined girl who found out that anything was possible, in a time when women had very few opportunities. From ship’s captain to prize-winning poet, Cranogwen’s life was full of variety and excitement. Sarah Jane Rees’ inspiring story is presented with clear prose and beautiful illustrations and is perfect to read aloud or for early readers.
Wondrous Women of Wales – Medi Jones Jackson, illustr. Telor Gwyn (Y Lolfa)
Here we’re introduced to 26 women who have made their marks on Wales and the world in their own way. We meet scientists and athletes, educators and activists, artists, and businesswomen. The book also includes puzzles, and the end pages are filled with names of young girls, all of them the wondrous women of today and tomorrow. Rest assured, you don’t need to be a child to enjoy this book and learn a lot from it.
The Blue Book of Nebo – Manon Steffan Ros (Firefly Press)
The Blue Book of Nebo, Manon Steffan Ros’ adaptation of her own Welsh-language YA post-apocalyptic bestseller. Dylan was six when The End came, back in 2018; when the electricity went off for good, and the ‘normal’ 21st-century world he knew disappeared. He’s now 14 and he and his mother have survived in their isolated hilltop house above the village of Nebo in north-west Wales, learning new skills, and returning to old ways of living.
Woven – Angharad Tomas, adapt. Mícheál Ó hAodha (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
Moving from Penrhyn castle in Snowdonia in the 19th century to the harsh sugar plantations of Jamaica, this is a story of stark beauty and power exploring greed, violence and the struggle for equality and freedom. Two young girls on two continents. One lord with a hunger for profit. A shocking story of a slave girl and servant maid, a ship and castle and suffering beyond imagination.
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