Wynne Melville Jones was the creator of Mr Urdd, and this autobiographical book follows the life story of the Tregaron-born entrepreneur. Generations of children have been raised to know Mr Urdd, and he's still as popular as ever. The volume is published to coincide with the Urdd National Eisteddfod at Ceredigion, 2010.

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