Myra y Storiwraig | Myra the Storyteller (In Welsh, Arabic and English)

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

This book is in three languages; Welsh, Arabic and English. It is based on the life of Myra Evans of New Quay, the Welsh Scheherazade. Myra the Storyteller, tells the tale of a little girl who gathers stories from the folk who live in her seaside town: a mermaid falls in love with a fisherman, a mischievous old lady makes love potions, and a little man makes wishes come true.

Dosbarthu

Byddwn yn dosbarthu eitemau sydd mewn stoc o fewn 3 diwrnod gwaith, fel arfer drwy Royal Mail Tracked 48. Ar gyfer archebion o flaen llaw, byddwn yn dosbarthu’r eitem o fewn 3 diwrnod gwaith ar ôl ei derbyn gan ein cyflenwr.

Dispatch

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Peter is a book illustrator and writer for children and grown-ups, a storyteller and folklorist who has written many books about Welsh and World folk tales and has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Children's Literature in 2025 and 2026. He has illustrated over 200 children's books for publishers in Wales and England, including many Well-loved fairy tales for Ladybird Books, his own books for JM Dent, Edna O'Brien's trilogy of Irish stories for Hodder & Stoughton, over 30 titles for Sunshine Books in New Zealand, and many fairy tale puppet books which have sold all round the world. He is also an oral storyteller who uses crankies when he tells tales, a large wooden box like a big picture frame with a long-illustrated scroll turned by a handle to create a moving picture book that illustrates the story.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

This unique book is part of a series of children's books based on Welsh folk tales published by H'mm Foundation to promote the Welsh language and culture. For the first time the story is told in Welsh and English as well as a third language like Irish, Arabic and Japanese.