Meet the Characters
Abi
Abi is 4 years old and Deaf. She was very ill just before she turned 2 and lost her hearing then. She is head strong and very much likes being the boss.
She loves swimming and running, but she also loves to race. She also loves to draw and colour.
Her sign name is the same as the sign for an artist.
She likes to draw the places she’d like to go and visit, or the people and animals she would like to meet.
Sometimes she likes to play tricks and is very mischievous.
She loves her big sister Catrin.
Catrin
Catrin is 9 years old and loves to read and tell stories. She also likes being a big sister.
Catrin often tells Abi fantastic stories.
She tells tales of adventures, which helps create their worlds and their way of playing together.
Her sign name is the same as the sign for a cat.
Catrin thinks Abi is funny but does not always like it when she plays tricks on her or other people.
She loves to sing and sign sings with her little sister.
Ruby
Ruby has been Abi’s best friend since they first met as babies.
She learns sign language from Abi, which helps them understand each other.
Pero
Pero is Abi’s Hearing Dog. He is specially trained to help Abi do things.
When Abi sleeps, Pero becomes a very different dog with even more special skills and magical abilities.
JamJam Boflacs
JamJam is Abi’s teddy. He used to belong to her dad when he was little and was given to her by Catrin when she got too big to play with him.
Osian
Osian is one of Catrin’s best friends and lives next door to the sisters.
He likes to play and do sports and is often challenged by Abi to races and games.
Esmey
Miss Dawn
Edward
Miss Molly
Sergeant Sian
Constable Marc
The Catrin & Abi School Team
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Miss Debbie
Miss Ffion
Miss Angela
