[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Y WefanY Ti\u0302mGwybodaeth i Rieni"}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "so\u0302namlyfraMar 28, 20205 min read"}, {"text_idx": "#000005", "text": "Stori am arwisgo Siarl yn 1969 - a lot o baent!"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "Story about the Investiture of 1969 - and lots of paint!"}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Genre: ffuglen hanesyddol / historical fiction"}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "Themau trist,anodd/upsetting, tough themes: \u25ce\u25ce\u25ce\u25ce\u25ce"}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Pwy sydd wedi bod yn gwylio Season 3 o \u2018The Crown\u2019 ar Netflix? Mae episode 6 yn ffocysu ar hanes Arwisgo Siarl yn Dywysog Cymru yng Nghastell Caernarfon ym 1969. Mae\u2019r rhaglen yn werth i\u2019w weld \u2013 am y production value os dim byd arall! Mi faswn i\u2019n gallu \u2018sgwennu post jyst am hwnna ond am lyfr dwi isio so\u0302n heddiw!"}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Fe ddes i ar draws pamffled yn Swyddfa Gwasg Carreg Gwalch oedd yn dangos yr holl nofelau hanesyddol maen nhw wedi eu cyhoeddi. Roedd nifer yn edrych yn ddiddorol ond gan fod yr Arwisgo\u2019n ffresh yn fy meddwl, mi wnes i ddewis \u2018Paent\u2019 gan Angharad Tomos. O ystyried yr awdur, ro\u2019n i mewn dwylo saff o\u2019r cychwyn!"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Robert Aneurin Jones yw prif gymeriad y stori, sef bachgen ysgol o Gaernarfon. \u2018Da ni\u2019n dilyn ei hanes dros gyfnod o \u2018chydig fisoedd, lle mae bywyd \u2018neis\u2019 y teulu\u2019n cael ei droi wyneb i waered ac mae\u2019r profiad yn newid persbectif Robert am byth."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Stori sy\u2019n trafod digwyddiadau mawr, hanesyddol ond fe welwn y cyfan drwy lygaid plentyn. Prif ffocws y llyfr yw Arwisgiad Charles (sef y Frenhines yn dod i wneud Charles yn Dywysog Cymru yn swyddogol) ac ymgyrch peintio gwyrdd Cymdeithas yr Iaith i gael arwyddion ffordd ddwyieithog. Ar ddechrau\u2019r stori, tydi Robert ddim yn meddwl llawer o\u2019r peth, ond wrth iddo dyfu\u2019n agosach at ei chwaer fawr, mae o\u2019n dod i sylwi arwyddoca\u0302d y digwyddiad yma. Un noson, fe gaiff Robert y cyfle i ymuno a\u0302 hi a\u2019i ffrindiau yn paentio dros yr arwyddion uniaith Saesneg o amgylch Gaernarfon. Arweinia hyn at run-in gyda\u2019r heddlu, a ffrae fawr rhwng y teulu, ar o\u0302l i Megan gael ei harestio am ddifrod troseddol."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Mae\u2019r holl beth yn peri i Robert ddechrau cwestiynu\u2019r drefn. Pam fod ei chwaer wedi colli ei swydd am ateb ffo\u0302n yn Gymraeg? Pam mai Saesneg yw iaith y llys? Pam fod rhaid iddo fynd i\u2019r arwisgiad i ddathlu coroni Sais yn dywysog Cymru? Pam fod yr oedolion i gyd mor llwfr? Tydi Robert methu deall pam fod pawb mor hapus i weld hyn yn digwydd \u2013 wel, pawb ond cymdeithas yr Iaith! Cyn bo hir, mae Robert yn cael ei dynnu i mewn i ymgyrchoedd Cymdeithas yr Iaith, ac wrth iddo fynychu rali ar y Maes, aiff pethau\u2019n fle\u0302r a chyn hir mae o\u2019n gwrthdaro gyda\u2019i athrawon\u2013 pam? Am nad ydi o\u2019n barod bellach i ufuddhau\u2019r drefn - ac mae hyn yn beryglus!"}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Roedd datblygiad a llais y prif gymeriad yn y nofel yn dda iawn - roedd o fel petawn i\u2019n mynd gyda fo ar ei daith o fod o\u2019n hogyn bach diniwed i fod yn llencyn aeddfed sy\u2019n deall llawer mwy am wleidyddiaeth, cenedlaetholdeb a\u2019r anghyfiawnderau sy\u2019n bodoli. Erbyn diwedd y nofel, mae \u2018na rhyw ymwybyddiaeth a balchder cyffrous wedi \u2018deffro\u2019 tu mewn iddo ac erbyn y bennod olaf mae o\u2019n dipyn o Welsh Nash ei hun! Gre\u0302t! Llwydda\u2019r awdur i ennyn teimladau cryf yn y darllenydd hefyd -roedd darnau o\u2019r llyfr (tud.94/95 er enghraifft) yn fy nghorddi! A rw\u0302an, dwi jest yn gwrando ar \u2018Peintio\u2019r Byd yn Wyrdd\u2019 a \u2018Carlo\u2019 gan Dafydd Iwan ar repeat! I\u2019r gad!"}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Stori ar ffurf lyfr nodiadau yw hon, gyda\u2019r prif gymeriad yn siarad yn uniongyrchol a\u0302\u2019r darllenydd ar brydia \u2013 effeithiol iawn (gweler Pennod 1) Mi wnes i wir fwynhau dull personol, anffurfiol, doniol yr awdur \u2013 mae llais y cymeriad yn gryf iawn. Doniol iawn oedd helyntion Robert yn yr ysgol gyda\u2019r athrawon (ma\u2019r ffordd y mae o\u2019n siarad am yr athrawon yn bril!)"}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "O ystyried barn wleidyddol yr awdur, a\u2019i chysylltiad gyda Chymdeithas yr Iaith, mi fase hi\u2019n deg dweud efallai bod y llyfr mymryn yn biased. Ella ei fod o. Dwnim. Ydi o ots? Dim o gwbl achos tydi o ddim wedi amharu ar ei gallu i \u2018sgwennu llyfr hynod o ddoniol ac addysgiadol ar yr un pryd. Mi fydd o\u2019n siw\u0302r o roi gwen ar eich wyneb."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Mae negeseuon y llyfr mor berthnasol heddiw ac oedden nhw bryd hynny, gan fod y frwydr i gadw\u2019r iaith yn fyw yn parhau. Dwi ond yn teimlo piti na faswn i wedi clywed mwy am yr hanes yma pan oeddwn i yn yr ysgol."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Who\u2019s been watching Season 3 of \u2018The Crown\u2019 on Netflix? Episode 6 focuses on the history of the investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle in 1969. It\u2019s well worth watching \u2013 for the production value if nothing else! I could write a post just about that but this is blog for books!"}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "I came across a pamphlet at the Gwasg Carreg Gwalch office which showed all the historical novels they\u2019ve published. Many looked interesting but as the investiture was fresh in my mind, I picked \u2018Paent' by Angharad Tomos (the author of Rala Rwdins). I knew I was in safe hands from the start!"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "The main character is Robert Aneurin Jones, a school boy from Caernarfon. We follow his story over a period of a couple of months, where the family's nice, peaceful life is turned upside down Robert is forever changed."}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "A story that discusses major, historical events but all done through a child's eyes. The main focus of the book is Charles\u2019 investiture (where the Queen officially makes him Prince of Wales) and Cymdeithas yr Iaith's green paint campaign for bilingual road signs. At the beginning of the story, Robert doesn't think much of it, but as he grows closer to his big sister, he realises the significance of the event. One night, he ends up joining her and her friends in painting over the English-only signs around Caernarfon. This leads to a run-in with the police, and a big row between the family, after Megan gets arrested for criminal damage."}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "The whole thing causes Robert to start questioning things. Why did his sister get sacked for answering the phone in Welsh? Why is English the main language of the courts? Why must he go to the ceremony to pay homage to the crowning of a foreign usurper as Prince of Wales? Why are all the adults so obsessed with it? Robert couldn't understand why everyone was so happy to see this happen. He\u2019s soon drawn into the Welsh Language Society's campaigns, and as he attends a rally on the street, things get messy. This puts him at odds with his teachers \u2013 why? Because he is no longer prepared to toe the line. He has started thinking for himself \u2013 that is what they fear the most!"}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "The development of the main character in the novel was done well- as if I was with him on his journey, watching him evolve from an innocent little boy to a teen who understands much more about politics, nationalism and the injustices that exist. By the end of the novel, an exciting \u2018awareness\u2019 and pride has awoken inside him. By the last chapter, he\u2019s become a bit of a Welsh Nash! The author manages to evoke strong feelings in the reader \u2013 parts of the book (page 94/95 for example) made me so angry I was shouting at the book! Now I just want to listen to political protest songs 'Peintio\u2019r Byd yn Wyrdd' and 'Carlo' by Dafydd Iwan on repeat!"}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "The story is told through a series of notes, with the main character speaking directly to the reader at times\u2013 very effective (see chapter 1) I really enjoyed the writer's personal, informal, humorous approach (along with the childlike handwriting and doodles) Robert's interactions and observations at school about his teachers were particularly funny and amusing!"}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "Given the author's political views, and her association with Cymdeithas yr Iaith, it\u2019s fair to say that the book is perhaps a little biased. Does it even matter? Not at all - it doesn\u2019t detract from what is a genuinely funny and informative book. It\u2019ll definitely put a smile on your face."}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "Mwy o Helynt - Rebecca Roberts"}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "Nid ydym yn gyfrifol am gynnwys gwefannau allanol."}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "Menter gwirfoddol yw So\u0302n am Lyfra sy\u2019n darparu adolygiadau dwyieithog o lyfrau Cymraeg i blant a phobl ifanc. Bydd hefyd yn cynnig llwyfan i sgyrsiau a thrafodaethau am lyfrau. Rydym yn gweithredu\u2019n gwbl annibynnol ac yn gwerthfawrogi unrhyw roddion all ein helpu i gyflawni'r nodau hyn. Bydd eich rhodd yn help i ni gynnal y gwasanaeth."}, {"text_idx": "#000032", "text": "So\u0302n am Lyfra is a voluntary venture that provides bilingual reviews for Welsh children and young people\u2019s books. It shall also be a platform for conversations and discussions about books. We operate totally independently and we appreciate any donations that help us to achieve our goals. Your kindness will help us maintain the Service."}]