Reading stories with your child is a great way to bond and create shared experiences. It helps your child to develop their imagination, improve language skills and support cognitive development.
The RCT Libraries service allows you and your child to loan books and eBooks which can be downloaded from the library's website. If you become a member of the library, you can check the availability of titles and reserve a copy here.
Each month on the RCT Families website we will recommend some fun stories that you can read with your children.
Here are our top recommendations for August 2025:
English Language Stories
Fred and Ted's treasure hunt
Fred and Ted have found a map in a bottle. It must lead to treasure! But first they have to follow the clues, step by step. And these clues involve jumping, spinning and counting until they unlock the chest to reveal a treasure trove of toys.
Reserve a copy in a RCT library.
Hungry or not, Mr Croc?
Mr Croc's tummy is rumbling so he crunches on some cornflakes, slurps up spaghetti and gobbles up ice cream. Yum, yum! But Mr Croc is still feeling hungry. What will he do?
Reserve a copy in a RCT library.
Welsh Language Stories
Anhygoel
A little boy and his pet dragon are the very best of friends. They laugh, they sing, they dance, they snooze. They are both amazing - just like everyone else!
Reserve a copy in a RCT library.
Paid â phoeni
Where do you go with a big worry? Douglas knows he can count on Dad ...
Reserve a copy in a RCT library.
For further resources and information to help you read and explore stories with your child visit BookTrust Cymru.