[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Y WefanY Ti\u0302mGwybodaeth i Rieni"}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "so\u0302namlyfraJan 15, 20213 min read"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "Y ci mwyaf pwdlyd yn y dre..."}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "The grumpiest dog in town..."}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "Addasiad Cymraeg/Welsh adaptation: Elin Meek"}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Sam, I know how you feel..."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "A hithau\u2019n agosa\u0301u at fy mhen-blwydd yn 30, dwi\u2019n dallt yn iawn sut mae Sam y ci\u2019n teimlo! Dyna\u2019n union sut fydda i\u2019n edrych fory pan fyddai\u2019n gorfod chwythu\u2019r canhwyllau a sylweddoli fod fy twenties wedi mynd a dod!"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Y clawr gloss a matt wnaeth dynnu fy sylw at y llyfr yn gyntaf. Ella mai\u2019r gwynab deadpan ydi o, ond mi oni\u2019n ei weld o\u2019n debyg i Gromit, o Wallace & Gromit ond fersiwn mwy blin ella... ac yn sicr mae ei wyneb yn diffinio be dwi\u2019n feddwl o 2020 yn reit dda!"}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Da chi\u2019n nabod rhywun fatha Sam?"}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Hen gi blin ydi Sam a does \u2018na ddim byd yn plesio. Dydi o ddim yn licio mynd am dro, dio\u2019m yn licio gwneud ffrindiau, a dio\u2019n sicr ddim yn hoffi pen-blwyddi! Pan mae ci bach newydd yn cyrraedd y ty\u0302 (sef adroddwr y stori), yn o\u0302l hwnnw mae \u2018na newid yn Sam, ond wnes i ddim sylwi ar hynny fy hun chwaith! Yr un gwyneb pwdlyd a welwn ni dro ar o\u0302l tro... tan i Sam ddod ar draws ei hoff beth yn y byd mawr crwn... Selsig!"}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Er bod \u2018na ddim llawer iawn o \u2018sgwennu, dyma stori wnaeth i mi wenu - y lluniau sy\u2019n cario\u2019r stori mewn gwirionedd. Faswn i ddim yn dweud mod i\u2019n morio chwerthin, ond roedd hiwmor sych yr awdur e.e. y defnydd o\u2019r un llun pwdlyd yn gweithio\u2019n dda."}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Anodd iawn yw dweud sut mae Sam yn ymateb i unrhyw beth (heblaw am sosijis!) ac mae jest yn dangos dydi, pa mor anodd yw darllen ystumiau gwyneb rhai. Mae \u2018na hefyd le i so\u0302n am rannu, cyfeillgarwch a dysgu sut i gyfaddawdu."}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Dyma lyfr dwyieithog sy\u2019n gwerthu\u2019n dda (wedi cyrraedd rhif 4 yn siart gwerthwyr gorau CLLC Mis Rhagfyr) ac mae\u2019n boblogaidd dros ben gyda darllenwyr ifanc. Efallai bod rhai yn meddwl nad oes 'na ddigon o \u2018gig ar yr asgwrn\u2019 (lol) o ran y stori, ond os na\u2019r cwbl 'da chi isio ydi llyfr i\u2019w fwynhau, efo lluniau effeithiol sy\u2019n debygol iawn o \u2018neud i chi wenu, mae Dyma Sam yn aidial."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "I know how you feel, Sam..."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "As I approach my 30th, I know exactly how Sam the dog feels! [It\u2019s Gus in the original English version] That's exactly the face I\u2019ll have on me tomorrow when I'll be blowing out those candles and realizing that my twenties have been and gone!"}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "It was the gloss/matt cover that first drew my attention to the book. Maybe it\u2019s the deadpan face, but I see some similarities with Gromit, from Wallace & Gromit, albeit an angrier version. His face certainly defines how I feel about 2020 alright!"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Do you know a grump like Sam?"}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "Sam is a grumpy old dog and there\u2019s absolutely nothing that makes him smile. He doesn\u2019t like going for a walk, he doesn\u2019t like making friends, and he certainly doesn\u2019t like birthdays! According to the new puppy that arrives at the house (also revealed to be the narrator) we see a change in Sam, but I didn't see it myself, mind. We just get Sam\u2019s frowny face again and again until he comes across the thing he loves most of all.... wait for it.... Sausages!"}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "Although there\u2019s not a huge deal of text, this is a story that made me smile \u2013 and it\u2019s the illustrations that actually carry the story. I wouldn't say I was laughing out loud, but the author's dry, deadpan humour certainly made me chuckle."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "It\u2019s hard to say how Sam responds to anything really (other than a pile of sausages) and it just goes to show how difficult it is to read some people\u2019s facial expressions and feelings. Some of the themes are sharing, friendship and learning how to compromise."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "This is a bilingual book that sells well (reaching no. 4 in the December best-seller chart) and is extremely popular with young readers. Some may think that there\u2019s isn\u2019t enough substance in terms of story, but if you\u2019re just after a book to enjoy, with engaging pictures that will surely make you smile, then Dyma Sam/This is Sam is ideal."}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "Menter gwirfoddol yw So\u0302n am Lyfra sy\u2019n darparu adolygiadau dwyieithog o lyfrau Cymraeg i blant a phobl ifanc. 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