[{"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "so\u0302namlyfraJun 17, 20214 min read"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "Welsoch chi 'rioed siop lyfrau o'i fath!"}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "You've never seen a bookshop like this before!"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Mae llyfrau yn bethau rhyfeddol - dim ond darnau o bapur wedi eu rhwymo gyda\u2019i gilydd ydyn nhw, ond eto, mae ganddyn nhw bw\u0302er aruthrol i fynd a\u0302 chi i unrhyw le yn y byd (a thu hwnt!) Dyna neges graidd llyfr newydd lliwgar gan artist ifanc o\u2019r enw Cindy Wume o Taiwan."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Yn wahanol iawn i aelodau eraill ei deulu, dim ond darllen sy\u2019n mynd a\u0302 bryd y gath fach ddu. Mae\u2019n caru llyfrau a darllen sydd ar ei meddwl ddydd a nos. A \u2019da chi\u2019n gwybod be? Does \u2019na ddim o\u2019i le gyda bod yn wahanol. Hyd yn oed os yw eich diddordebau chi\u2019n wahanol i\u2019ch teulu a\u2019ch ffrindiau \u2013 so what! Dyna sy\u2019n eich gwneud chi\u2019n berson arbennig!"}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Fel llawer o bobl, chwilio mae\u2019r gath fach ddu am ei \u2018swydd ddelfrydol\u2019, a thrwy lwc, mae\u2019r siop lyfrau lleol yn chwilio am help. Wrth gwrs, nid yw bywyd yn fe\u0302l i gyd, ac un diwrnod mae rhywbeth ofnadwy yn digwydd i\u2019r siop. Ar o\u0302l i\u2019r siop gael ei difetha, bydd rhaid i gath y siop lyfrau a\u2019i chyfaill feddwl am gynllun dyfeisgar i ddod a\u0302 bwrlwm y cwsmeriaid yn o\u0302l..."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Fe gawn yma gyhoeddiad amserol iawn, mewn cyfnod sydd wedi bod yn anodd iawn i lawer o siopau bach annibynnol, gan gynnwys siopau llyfrau. Dwi ond yn gobeithio y bydd \u2019na ddiweddglo hapus i siopau bach y stryd fawr yng Nghymru hefyd!"}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Tybiwn y bydd y llyfr yma\u2019n berffaith ar gyfer cyd-ddarllen fel stori amser gwely, ac mae\u2019n llyfr da i ddarllenwyr newydd sy\u2019n dechrau darllen yn annibynnol. Mae Cath y Siop Lyfrau yn stori annwyl (os nad mymryn yn twee) gyda lluniau sydd a\u0302 gwedd glasurol a thraddodiadol iddynt. Fel y gwelwch, mae pob tudalen yn byrlymu a\u0302 lliw ac yn llawn manylion bach i sylwi arnynt wrth ddarllen."}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Dyma lyfr sy\u2019n dathlu ein siopau llyfrau ac yn dangos y cyfraniad pwysig y maen nhw\u2019n ei wneud i\u2019n cymunedau - mewn llawer mwy o ffyrdd na jest gwerthu llyfrau! Dwi eisiau diolch o waelod calon i bob un ohonynt am eu gwaith caled yn cadw Cymru\u2019n darllen dros y pandemig."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Ac fel y mae\u2019n digwydd bod, mae gwasg Y Dref Wen yn dathlu 50 mlynedd o gyhoeddi llyfrau ardderchog \u2019leni - felly Pen-blwydd Hapus i chi - ymlaen at y canmlwyddiant rw\u0302an!"}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Despite the package holidays being on hold, at least we\u2019re fortunate enough to have incredible books at our disposal to keep us from going stir crazy in the meantime \u2013 and you can enjoy them without setting foot on a plane!"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Books are amazing little things \u2013 really they\u2019re just pieces of paper with words bound together, yet they have tremendous power \u2013 the power to whisk you away anywhere in the world (and beyond!) That is the core message of this colourful new picture book by a young artist named Cindy Wume from Taiwan."}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "Unlike other members of her family, this black little cat loves nothing more than reading. That is all she ever wants to do! And d\u2019you know what? There\u2019s absolutely nothing wrong with being different. Even if your interests are totally different from your family and friends \u2013 so what! That's what makes you a special and unique, so own it."}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "Like many of us, the little black cat is searching for her 'dream job' and as it just so happens that the local bookshop is looking for help. Of course, life isn\u2019t always a fairy-tale, and one day something terrible happens to the shop. The bookshop is in a sorry state, and it will be up the bookshop cat and her friend to save the day and get the shop bustling with customers again."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "This is a very timely publication, at a time that has been very difficult for many small independent shops, including our independent bookshops. I only hope that there'll be a happy ending for our wonderful small high street shops in Wales too!"}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "I think this book will be perfect for reading as a bedtime story, and it\u2019s actually a pretty good book for new readers who are starting to read independently. Cath y Siop Lyfrau is a sweet story with illustrations that have a classical, traditional look and feel about them (if ever so slightly twee some might say). As you can see, each page is bursting with colour and is full of little details to notice whilst reading."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "This is a book that celebrates not only reading but our bookshops and highlights the important contribution they make to our communities - in more ways than just selling books! I want to thank them all for their hard work in keeping Wales reading over the pandemic."}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "And as it happens, Dref Wen publishers are celebrating 50 years of publishing this year - so let\u2019s wish them a very Happy Birthday \u2013 here\u2019s to the next fifty!"}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "Cindy Wume lives and works in Taiwan and is a graduate of the prestigious Anglia Ruskin MA in Illustration. Her first book, The Best Sound in the World, was published by Frances Lincoln in 2018 and was shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge prize. Cindy is passionate about drawing and uses gouache, ink, dip pens and coloured pencils to create her vibrant illustrations, which are regularly featured in Chinese and Taiwanese magazines. Cindy was also part of the visiting contingent of Taiwanese illustrators at Bologna this year and one of their highlighted illustrators in the Bologna Showcase 2018."}]