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 September 2025:
English Language Stories
Shark in the Park!
Timothy Pope is exploring the park with his brand new telescope. He looks up at the sky, he looks down at the ground, he looks left, and he looks right. All of a sudden he sees a big black fin. “There’s a shark in the park!” But is it really a shark? Or could it be something else?
Reserve a copy in a RCT library.
The Gruffalo
This is a rhyming story of a mouse and a monster. Little mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest. To scare off his enemies he invents tales of a fantastical creature called the Gruffalo. So imagine his surprise when he meets the real Gruffalo.
Reserve a copy in a RCT library
Welsh Language Stories
Pi-po! Helo!
Who is hiding at the beach? Lift the soft, colourful felty flaps to find out ... Peekaboo!
Reserve a copy in a RCT library
Cynan ar ddeilen fach
As autumn begins, Cynan gets worried as his beautiful tree begins to lose all its leaves. Whatever Cynan does to try to save his tree, he has no success. When the last leaf falls, Cynan feels very despondent - until he returns the next day to a glorious scene.
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.