Marty doesn't have much—unlike his mom, who seems to hold on to everything. Life at home is tough, but Marty finds sanctuary down at the community garden with his eccentric grandad.

On Marty's birthday, Grandad gifts him a seed. "There’s magic in seeds, you know. You can never tell what wonders are in them." As it turns out, Grandad has a rather wonderful plan up his sleeve. It involves wishes, a pumpkin, and a trip all the way from England to Paris.

Funny, inspiring, and larger-than-life, Seed is a story about believing in dreams—your own, and those of the people you love.

The Magician's Daughter is a wondrous story about the power of community and giving everyone a chance to shine, by the award-winning Caryl Lewis. After one disastrous magic show too many, Abby's dad decides to give up showbiz and get a proper job at the local care home. Abby's mum had been the true magician, but after they lost her, the act went downhill. But it's hard to let go of magic, and so, when Abby finds her mum's dusty old magic book, they decide to put on one final show for the residents of the care home. And slowly, as Abby discovers three special spells in the magical book, everything begins to change: First, an old lady feels young again when a spell allows her to dance for the first time in years. Second, two children discover that anything is possible when they fly. Finally, after a recording of their second magical spell goes viral, Abby, her dad and their friends plan one last grand illusion in London. The whole village comes together and discovers the meaning of true magic.

'A truly beautiful and haunting novel, and an incredible feat of storytelling' DONAL RYAN, author of FROM A LOW AND QUIET SEA 'A tender, unusual and gorgeously wrought love story' RACHEL JOYCE, author of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY 'In times of war, Lewis finds resilience, redemption and hope...DRIFT feels perfectly judged' OBSERVER 'A truly magical and transformative novel. I loved it.' KIRSTY CAPES, author of CARELESS THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEBUT FROM TWO-TIME WINNER OF WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR CARYL LEWIS: A STORY OF LOVE, MAGIC AND THE IRRESISTIBLE LURE OF THE SEA. Nefyn has always been an enigma, even to her brother Joseph with whom she lives in a small cottage above a blustery cove. Hamza is a Syrian mapmaker, incarcerated in a military base a few miles up the coast. A violent storm will bring these two lost souls together - but other forces will soon try to tear them apart... Moving between the wild Welsh coast and war-torn Syria, Drift is a love story with a difference, a hypnotic tale of lost identity, the quest for home and the wondrous resilience of the human spirit.

Albie dreams dragons... Some jewel-bright and fierce, some softly-scaled and whispery, but whichever kind they are, they stay with him throughout the night and the next day too. But the only trouble is that no one else can see Albie's dragons. Or can they? A very special picture book debut celebrating the imagination, with an emotional and reassuring message. The Boy Who Dreamed Dragons, by award-winning Welsh writing talent, Caryl Lewis and illustrator Carmen Saldana, is perfect for any child who has felt different, whose imagination is big, and whose inner life is rich. With a stunning denouement celebrating connection, this is a book that will live on in the hearts and minds of its readers.

Bound together by blood ties, Martha, Jack and Shanco live on a farm in west Wales where their lives unfold in their eerie half- presence of their dead parents. Glimmers of understanding punctuate their relationship with one another, but unspoken animosity seems to be the most potent ingredient. A lament for the prizes and the price of nurturing a landscape: an antidote for anyone impatient with those who choose to stay in one place.

Elsi lives with her grandma, who keeps bees. By following them and noticing everything that takes place in the garden over the course of the year, Elsi comes to love each season in turn. This beautiful hardback book offers children the opportunity to learn about the world of nature through Caryl's wonderful story and Valeriane's fantastic illustrations. -- Welsh Books Council