All posts by Wendy White

Welsh Cakes and Custard at Ysgol yr Hendy

Diolch yn fawr to Mrs Kenny for inviting me into Ysgol yr Hendy to share my book. Thank you to Yr 1 & 2, Yr 3 & 4 and Bl 3 & 4 for listening to my stories and for the great acting!

Hendy School / Ysgol yr Hendy - Wendy and actors   Hendy School / Ysgol yr Hendy - Da-cu and Emyr Rhys

Diolch yn fawr to Bl 3 & 4 for being so interested in my book and to the actors who played Nain, Emyr Rhys and Da-cu – you were great!

Here  are Bl 3 & 4’s comments: Hendy School – Thank you Wendy

Children’s Book Week in Vale of Glamorgan

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It was lovely to visit Barry and Cowbridge libraries. A big thank you to Ms Rees for sending me these photos of Year One, Y Bont Faen Primary School.

Year One Y Bont Faen Primary School Cowbridge 2Year One Y Bont Faen Primary School Cowbridge 3Year One Y Bont Faen Primary School Cowbridge 4Year One Y Bont Faen Primary School Cowbridge 1

Well done to Year One for bringing their imaginations along to my reading session – and well done to the brilliant actors too!

Summer Library Visits

Wendy in Ammanford Library
Well done to the boys who played Emyr Rhys and Da-cu at Ammanford library. Well done too to Kara who played Nain. You were all great!
Aimee Edwards, winner of Llanelli Library’s Mythical Maze treasure hunt, receiving her prize from author Wendy White.
Congratulations to Aimee for winning the Mythical Maze Treasure Hunt at Llanelli children’s library. Thanks to Ashton, Ollie and Dylan for coming along too. I hope you enjoyed the stories!
Wendy in the children's area at Cardiff Central Library
Well done to the actors who played Emyr Rhys, Da-cu and both Nains in ‘Good Job, Emyr Rhys’. You were wonderful!

A big thank you to Ammanford, Cardiff and Llanelli children’s libraries for hosting Welsh Cakes and Custard sessions this summer. Thank you to everyone who came along.

Wendy in the children's area at Cardiff Central Library
Thanks to Bethan Eira’s dad for the photographs – diolch yn fawr!

Barry Library Author Day

Authors' Event
Barry Library Author Day including Catrin Collier, Sally Spedding, Steven Lockley, Colin Parsons and Damian Harvey
Organiser Alison Singleton being presented with flowers by Eileen Younghusband.

It was wonderful to meet so many interesting people at Barry Library on Saturday, including Sally Spedding, Catrin Collier, Judith Barrow and Steven Lockley, and children’s authors Colin Parsons and Damian Harvey. All the best to new author Laura Shire, and thanks to Bev for the lovely red carnations!

Wendy at Barry Library Author Day

Great Year 6 Narrators and Actors!

School session,

Thanks to everyone in Year 6 who took part in the ‘Welsh Cakes and Custard’ afternoon at Ysgol y Castell, Kidwelly. It was great fun!

Wendy White with Year 6 Narrators and Actors at Ysgol y Castell, Kidwelly Wendy White with Year 6 Narrators and Actors at Ysgol y Castell, Kidwelly Wendy White with Year 6 Narrators and Actors at Ysgol y Castell, Kidwelly Wendy White with Year 6 Narrators and Actors at Ysgol y Castell, Kidwelly

All the best for your move to secondary school in September!

Wendy White with Year 6 Narrators and Actors at Ysgol y Castell, Kidwelly

“Hi Wendy,

A big thank you for earlier today. We all so enjoyed listening to you and the role-play was great fun, the children will be talking about it for a while I’m sure.”

Amanda Evans, Year 6 teacher.

Thrilled to win 2014 Tir na n-Og prize

Elwyn Jones (Welsh Books Council), Wendy White, Cardiff Councillor Peter Bradbury - Tir na n-Og 2014 award
The presentation at Cardiff Central Library

Wendy with children from St Andrew's School at,Cardiff Central Library
Children from St Andrew’s School, Cardiff, took part in the award evening (photo by Dan Staveley Photography)

I was thrilled that Welsh Cakes and Custard was awarded the 2014 Tir na n-Og prize by the Welsh Books Council.

The award was for the best English-language title for children, with an authentic Welsh background.

Here’s the video and press release:

Video made for the 2014 Tir na n-Og prize

Welsh Books Council press release