Dilwyn The Welsh Dragon

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In 1967 the building of a new Royal Mint began on its current site in South Wales, UK, to accommodate the minting of UK decimal coinage. An exclusive partnership between The Royal Mint and publishing house Owlet Press brings us a magical picture book series about The Royal Mint, a welsh dragon and some pretty fabulous tooth fairies! This indie children’s book publisher aims to change the world one book at a time, along with the best authors and illustrators to tell these stories. Dilwyn The Welsh Dragon by Samuel Langley-Swain is the first in the series of this wonderful collection and it’s here that little ones first get a glimpse behind the scenes of The Royal Mint and meet Dilwyn.

These bedtime tales, with colourful and charismatic illustrations, are a perfect part of the bedtime routine for parents and children.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

The coin makers take good care of Dilwyn, who lives at The Royal Mint and over time he becomes guard of the coins. One night two pesky robbers get more than they had bargained for when they come face to face with Dilwyn. The organisation trades physical and digital precious metal worldwide and has a global network of distributor partners. Inspired by the author's own childhood traumas, this inclusive story promotes acceptance and empathy with a gender-fluid, fashion-loving weasel Wesley, through themes of difference and diversity and a deep exploration of bullying from all sides. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).Author Sam Langley-Swain said: “Dilwyn is a lovable Welsh Dragon brought to life by Jess Rose’s adorable illustrations. I was ecstatic when I heard that our book was going to appear on the popular CBeebies Bedtime Stories and, as a proud Welshman, to hear that Dilwyn will be read by Welsh actor Tom Ellis is the icing on the cake. Maki doesn't want to listen (specially to Mum) until he gets lost in the jungle, where a new friend helps him work on his listening skills.

Owlet Press have always published books that are 'incidentally inclusive' from day one and look to push this further with every title. Before making any investment decision, you may wish to seek advice from your financial, legal, tax and accounting advisers. Dilwyn the Welsh Dragon was created as part of a wider children’s book series, positioning The Royal Mint as the proud and official supplier of the Tooth Fairy, who puts coins under the pillows of children across the world each night. Today, The Royal Mint is the world’s largest export mint, supplying coins to the UK and overseas countries.

The Gifts That Grow is a tale of generational love expressed through the importance of nurturing our environment for future generations to enjoy, even though we may never benefit from its rewards ourselves. In a world where electronic payments are becoming the norm, coins will still exist and be important and Dilwyn – a red dragon – is there to uphold the honour of Wales. These may only be used for editorial purposes and cannot be sold or used for other marketing purposes without the permission of The Royal Mint. The action wraps round facts about how coins are minted and bringing to the attention of young minds the existence of the Royal Mint now based in Wales since the 1960s. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.

In all the years people have celebrated Christmas no one had ever thought to ask what Santa wished for. Dilwyn the Welsh Dragon’ is one of a series of wonderful fairy-tales celebrating our unique relationship with the tooth fairy. A sensitive picture book endorsed by experts, adopters and foster carers, that helps young children understand adoption by gently covering the complete adoption journey, from foster care to finding a forever family.The Royal Mint’s ‘Dilwyn the Welsh Dragon’ children’s story, written by Welsh author Sam Langley-Swain, is set to appear on CBeebies Bedtime Stories this evening read by Welsh Actor Tom Ellis. It’s fascinating stuff, and just when you least expect it, a magical rainbow coloured egg appears amongst the coins! Every night Dilwyn sleeps high up in the rafters keeping watch - until two robbers foolishly try to break in.