[{"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "\"Llyfr hardd iawn am gariad a cholled.\""}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "\"Beautiful book about love and loss.\""}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Themau trist,anodd/upsetting, tough themes: \u25c9\u25c9\u25c9\u25c9\u25ce"}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Addaswyd gan/adapted by: Mary Jones"}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Fe gawson ni newyddion da\u2019r mis yma, wrth i Lywodraeth Cymru a\u2019r Cyngor Llyfrau gyhoeddi cynllun newydd i gefnogi iechyd a lles plant. Ariannir pecyn o 41 o lyfrau, wedi eu dewis gan arbenigwyr, sy\u2019n helpu athrawon i drafod materion iechyd a lles yn well. Bydd y llyfrau ar gael yn Gymraeg a\u2019r Saesneg gydag adnoddau i gyd-fynd. Gwych!"}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Darllenwch y datganiad i\u2019r wasg yma:"}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Dyma\u2019r catalog llawn sy\u2019n rhestru llyfrau fesul thema yma:"}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Roedd y llyfr yma\u2019n fwy dwys nac oeddwn i wedi\u2019i ddisgwyl o edrych ar y clawr. Er ei fod yn trafod pwnc anodd iawn, cefais fy siomi ar yr ochr orau gan y llyfr emosiynol, grymus a theimladwy yma."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Yn syml, mae bachgen a\u2019i dad yn paratoi i adeiladu pwll yn yr ardd, ond cyn i\u2019r prosiect ddwyn ffrwyth, mae\u2019r tad yn marw, gan adael twll gwag ym mywydau\u2019r teulu, yn llythrennol."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Doeddwn i ddim yn disgwyl hynny o gwbl. Heavy stuff. Yn aml, mae llyfrau plant yn aralleirio neu\u2019n siarad o gwmpas y pwnc, ond mae\u2019r stori yma\u2019n trafod marwolaeth y tad mewn ffordd uniongyrchol a phlaen- sy'n beth da."}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Dwi wedi darllen sylwadau gan rai athrawon sy\u2019n dweud na fydden nhw\u2019n darllen y llyfr gyda\u2019u dosbarth oherwydd fod y thema\u0302u dwys yn cael eu trafod mewn ffordd di-flewyn ar dafod. Dwi\u2019n teimlo\u2019n wahanol; bod y llyfr yn cynnig cyfle gwerthfawr i drafod pwnc pwysig iawn gyda\u2019r plant lleiaf (pwnc sy\u2019n aml yn cael ei osgoi). Fodd bynnag, mae angen bod yn ymwybodol o sefyllfa plant unigol, a chi sy\u2019n nabod eich plant ar ddiwedd y dydd."}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Yn fuan iawn ar o\u0302l i\u2019r adroddwr lenwi\u2019r pwll a\u0302 dw\u0302r, mae\u2019n torri ac mae\u2019r dw\u0302r yn llifo i\u2019r ty\u0302 gan wylltio ei fam, sy\u2019n bygwth cael gwared ohono. Mae\u2019r pwll anorffenedig yn amlwg yn creu tensiwn rhwng y teulu sy\u2019n achosi i\u2019r adroddwr sgrechian mewn cynddaredd ar ei dad am farw. Caiff poen y bachgen ei gyfleu yn hynod o real gan anrhefn, blerwch a thywyllwch y gwaith celf."}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "Er nad yw\u2019r pwll yn ddim byd mwy na thwll moel a llwm yn y ddaear i gychwyn, wrth i amser fynd heibio, mae rhywbeth rhyfeddol yn digwydd. Fesul tipyn daw\u2019r pwll yn fyw a chaiff ei lenwi gan fywyd gwyllt, pryfetach a blodau hardd fel Lili\u2019r Dw\u0302r."}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "Drwy gydol y llyfr, y pwll yw cyswllt y teulu gyda\u2019r tad - rhywle y gallent fynd i fyfyrio, i siarad gydag o ac i gofio amdano. Ar yr un pryd, mae\u2019r pwll yn adlewyrchiad o alar y teulu a\u2019r teimladau cymysg a brofant wrth iddynt symud o\u2019r lle tywyll a llwm ar o\u0302l colli dad, at y gobaith a\u2019r bywyd newydd a ddaw ar y diwedd."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "Erbyn diwedd y llyfr, mae fel pe bai\u2019r teulu wedi dechrau dod i delerau a\u0302\u2019r golled, ac er eu bod yn ffarwelio a\u0302\u2019r hen dy\u0302 a\u2019r atgofion chwerwfelys, mae nhw\u2019n cario \u2018syniad\u2019 dad gyda nhw, gan ddatgan y bydden nhw\u2019n creu pwll newydd. Yn union fel y tymhorau, lle daw gwanwyn ar o\u0302l gaeaf, mae llygedyn o obaith ar ddiwedd y stori, sy\u2019n ffordd addas iawn o orffen."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "There was some good news this month, as the Welsh Government and the Books Council of Wales announced a new scheme to support the health and wellbeing of children. A pack of 41 books, selected by experts, has been funded which helps teachers to better discuss health and wellbeing issues. The books will be available in Welsh and English with resources to accompany. Great!"}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "Read the press release here:"}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "Here\u2019s the full catalogue listing books by theme here:"}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "The book was more intense than I\u2019d first imagined from seeing the cover. Although this book discusses a difficult subject, I really enjoyed this powerful and moving book."}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "To put it simply, a boy and his father start building a pond in the garden, but the father dies before they get a chance to finish it, literally leaving an empty hole in the family's lives."}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "I wasn\u2019t expecting that. Heavy stuff. Children's books often approach the subject of death indirectly or go round the houses, but I appreciated the way the author discusses the father's death very directly."}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "I've read comments from some teachers who say that they wouldn\u2019t read the book with their class because of the themes. I feel differently \u2013 I think the book offers a valuable opportunity to discuss this important topic with young children (a subject that is often avoided). What I would say is, that you need to be aware of individual children\u2019s circumstances, and use discretion - you know your children at the end of the day."}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "Soon after the narrator fills the pond with water, it breaks and the water flows into the house, causing the mother to threaten to get rid of it. Clearly a source of tension between the family, the narrator becomes very angry with his father for leaving \u2013 a very natural response. The raw emotion of the boy's pain is conveyed through the chaos and darkness of Cathy Fisher\u2019s haunting illustrations."}, {"text_idx": "#000032", "text": "Although the pond is initially bare and lifeless, over time, something remarkable happens. The pond comes to life and is soon teeming with wildlife, insects and water flowers."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "Throughout the book, the pond is the family's connection with their father - somewhere they can go to reflect, talk to him and remember him. At the same time, the pond is a reflection of their grief as they move from the dark and bleak place after the initial loss, to the glimmer of hope at the end."}, {"text_idx": "#000034", "text": "Towards the end, it is as if the family have started to come to terms with their grief, and although they are saying goodbye to the old house and the bittersweet memories, they carry their father's 'dream' with them, stating that they would create a new pond. Just like the seasons, where the warmth of spring follows a bleak winter, the story ends on a positive note."}, {"text_idx": "#000035", "text": "naturnaturepondpwllbywyd gwylltwildlifemarwolaethdeathgalargriefprofedigaethbereavementTeulufamilyiechyd a lleshealth and wellbeing"}]