[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Y WefanY Ti\u0302mGwybodaeth i Rieni"}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "so\u0302namlyfraSep 8, 20206 min read"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "Straeon am y ddraig fechan gyda chalon fawr."}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Short stories about a little dragon with a big heart."}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Themau trist,anodd/upsetting, tough themes: \u25c9\u25ce\u25ce\u25ce\u25ce"}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Darllen annibynnol/independent reading age: 7+"}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Peidiwch a\u0302 gadael i\u2019r clawr syml eich twyllo - dyma gyfrol sy\u2019n byrlymu a\u0302 straeon difyr am ddraig fach hapus, drygionus a chle\u0302n, sy\u2019n hoffi dim yn fwy na threulio amser gyda phlant a staff Ty\u0302 Hafan yn Ne Cymru."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Mae pob ceiniog o elw o\u2019r llyfr yn mynd i Dy\u0302 Hafan. Nid yn unig y byddwch yn cefnogi elusen werthfawr iawn, ond byddwch chithau\u2019n cael llyfr gwerth chweil o ganlyniad. Best of both worlds!"}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Cyfrol o straeon byrion yw\u2019r llyfr, wedi ei ysgrifennu yn wreiddiol gan Jilly Bebbington, a\u2019i addasu i\u2019r Gymraeg gan Aled Islwyn. (mae fersiwn Saesneg o\u2019r llyfr hefyd yn bodoli, sef A Dragon Called Mo\u0302r) Mae\u2019r awdur yn byw yng Nghaerdydd ac mae hi wedi bod yn wirfoddolwr yn Nhy\u0302 Hafan ers blynyddoedd. Ei gwaith gwirfoddol gyda\u2019r plant sy\u2019n mynychu\u2019r hosbis oedd y sbardun ar gyfer y llyfr. Dyweda Jilly: \u201cRwyf wedi darllen a dyfeisio gymaint o stori\u0308au i\u2019r plant yn yr hosbis dros yr 20 mlynedd rwyf wedi bod yn gwirfoddoli yno.\u201d Am ffodus felly, ei bod hi wedi cael y cyfle i roi\u2019r straeon ar bapur er mwyn cael eu rhannu gyda gweddill plant Cymru."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Wna i ddim so\u0302n am bob un o\u2019r straeon yn unigol, ond dyma restr ohonynt o\u2019r dudalen gynnwys:"}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "1. Draig o'r enw Mo\u0302r"}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "2. Mo\u0302r a'r Clwb Coginio"}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Hosbis plant yw Ty\u0302 Hafan, agorodd ei ddrysau yn 1999 i ddarparu gofal lliniarol pediatrig i Gymru gyfan. Mae\u2019r gwasanaeth, sy\u2019n rhad ac am ddim i\u2019r rhai sydd ei angen, yn golygu fod rhaid i\u2019r elusen godi \u00a34.5 miliwn y flwyddyn i\u2019w gynnal. Tipyn o gamp a dweud y lleiaf!"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Dyma i chi linell a ddyfynnir oddi ar eu gwefan. I mi, mae\u2019n dweud cyfrolau am sut fath o le yw Ty\u0302 Hafan. \u201cIf you think we simply provide a place where children can come to die, you couldn\u2019t be further from the truth.\u201d Os ydych chi fel fi, erioed wedi bod mewn hosbis o\u2019r fath, mae\u2019n hawdd iawn datblygu camsyniadau am beth sy\u2019n digwydd yno. Mae\u2019n dueddiad gan rai i feddwl amdanynt fel llefydd depressing a diobaith - ac wedi darllen Draig o\u2019r enw Mo\u0302r, dwi yn sylwi pa mor anghywir yw\u2019r gred yma. Alla i ddim gor-bwysleisio pwysigrwydd \u2018sgwennu a chyhoeddi llyfr o\u2019r fath. Mawr yw ein diolch i bawb a fu\u2019n gysylltiedig a\u0302 hyn. Dysgais lawer am staff yr hosbis, eu gwaith, yr offer arbenigol a phopeth sy\u2019n gwneud Ty\u0302 Hafan yn le arbennig iawn."}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "Gallaf weld nawr fod Ty\u0302 Hafan (a sefydliadau tebyg) yn gymunedau cyfeillgar a chlos, llefydd hapus a saff, llawn cariad a hwyl. Wrth gwrs fod y plant sy\u2019n mynychu Ty\u0302 Hafan yn wael, ond dydi hynny ddim yn golygu na allent fwynhau pob eiliad o\u2019u hamser yn y byd a gwerthfawrogi profiadau bywyd (nifer ohonynt yn bethau bychain rydym yn cymryd yn ganiataol) Diolch i ymroddiad staff Ty\u0302 Hafan, gall y plant, pobl ifanc a\u2019u teuluoedd greu atgofion bythgofiadwy, fel y cawn glywed wrth ddarllen."}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "I nifer, mae hosbis yn lle dirgel a dieithr iawn ac mae\u2019r llyfr yn helpu i daro goleuni ar rhai o weithgareddau\u2019r hosbis. Yn glyfar iawn, mae\u2019r awdur yn plethu llawer o ffeithiau am Dy\u0302 Hafan i mewn i\u2019r naratif yn naturiol, ac rydym yn dysgu am y lle heb feddwl, drwy glywed am Mo\u0302r a\u2019i anturiaethau."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "Reit ar gychwyn y llyfr, daw mo\u0302r ar draws merch ifanc. Gan fod Mo\u0302r yn ifanc, mae o braidd yn ddryslyd ac nid yw\u2019n deall pam fod Lisa angen cadair gydag olwynion. Ond, wir i chi, nid yw Mo\u0302r yn piti\u0308o\u2019r ferch, a tydi hithau ddim yn chwilio am sympathy chwaith! Cyn pen dim, mae\u2019r ddau yn chwyrli\u0308o o amgylch yr ystafell, gan droelli a gwibio, wrth i Lisa ddangos i Mo\u0302r sut i weithio\u2019r gadair! Dim ond un enghraifft yw hyn o sut mae\u2019r awdur yn normaleiddio\u2019r syniad o salwch neu anabledd, ac yn dangos fod pawb yn mwynhau dipyn o hwyl, hyd yn oed yn yr hosbis."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "Mae\u2019r llyfr yn syml, ac mae\u2019r ysgrifen yn fawr ac yn weledol. Gwna hyn y llyfr yn berffaith ar gyfer darllenwyr annibynnol gymharol newydd ym mlynyddoedd 3 a 4. Llyfr annwyl, sydd hefyd yn hynod o effeithiol fel arf dysgu i athrawon. Byddai\u2019n addas iawn ar gyfer gwasanaethau ysgol ag ati. Yn sicr, byddai\u2019n gyfle gwych i ddysgu mwy am waith yr hosbis, ac efallai gellir trefnu gweithgaredd codi arian yn sgil darllen y llyfr. Mae\u2019r posibiliadau\u2019n ddiddiwedd."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "Menter ar y cyd rhwng gwasg Y Lolfa a Thy\u0302 Hafan yw\u2019r llyfr ac mae pob ceiniog o elw\u2019r gwerthiant yn mynd i\u2019r elusen. Mae ti\u0302m So\u0302n am Lyfra wedi mwynhau\u2019r cyfle i ddysgu am waith amhrisiadwy\u2019r hosbis, ac felly am wneud cyfraniad tuag at yr achos."}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "Don't let this plain and simple front cover fool you - this is a volume bursting with entertaining stories about a happy, mischievous little sea dragon, who likes nothing more than spending time with the children and staff of Ty\u0302 Hafan in South Wales."}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "Every penny of profit from the book goes to Ty\u0302 Hafan. Not only will you be supporting a very good cause, but you will also gain a worthwhile book in return. The Best of both worlds!"}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "The book is a volume of short stories, originally written by Jilly Bebbington, and adapted to Welsh by Aled Islwyn. (an English version of the book also exists, A Dragon Called Mo\u0302r) The author lives in Cardiff and has volunteered at Ty\u0302 Hafan for years. Her voluntary work with the children attending the hospice was the inspiration for the book it seems. Jilly says: \"I have read and invented so many stories for the children in the hospice over the 20 years I have been volunteering there.\" Fortunately, then, she had the opportunity to put the stories to paper and they can now be shared with the children of Wales."}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "I won't mention each of the stories individually, but here is a list of them from the contents page:"}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "Ty\u0302 Hafan is a children's hospice which opened its doors in 1999 to provide paediatric palliative care for the whole of Wales. The service, which is free for those who need it, means that the charity has to raise \u00a34.5 million a year to maintain it. No small feat!"}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "This is a line quoted from their website. For me, it speaks volumes about what Ty\u0302 Hafan is all about and how they see the world. \"If you think we simply provide a place where children can come to die, you couldn\u2019t be further from the truth.\" If you, like me, have never been to such a hospice, it\u2019s very easy to pick up misconceptions about what goes on there. There\u2019s a tendency by some to think of them as depressing places full of sadness and despair - and having read Draig o\u2019r enw Mo\u0302r - I notice how wrong this is. I can't overstate the importance of publishing such a book. Our thanks go out to all those involved. I learned a lot about the hospice staff, their work, the specialist equipment and everything that makes Ty\u0302 Hafan a very special place."}, {"text_idx": "#000032", "text": "I can now see that Ty\u0302 Hafan (and similar organisations) are friendly and close-knit communities, happy and safe, loving and fun places. Of course the children who attend Ty\u0302 Hafan aren\u2019t necessarily well, but that doesn\u2019t mean that they can\u2019t enjoy every moment of their time in the world and appreciate life\u2019s little experiences (many of which we take for granted) Thanks to the dedication of the Ty\u0302 Hafan staff, the children, young people and their families can create memories together as we hear in the book."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "For many, a hospice is a very mysterious and unknown place and the book helps to shed some light on some of the hospice's activities. Very cleverly, the author has naturally weaved many facts about Ty\u0302 Hafan into the narrative, and we learn about the place without thinking, through Mo\u0302r and his adventures."}, {"text_idx": "#000034", "text": "Right at the beginning of the book, Mo\u0302r comes across a young girl. As he\u2019s a young dragon, he\u2019s a little confused and doesn\u2019t understand why Lisa needs a wheelchair But, Mo\u0302r doesn\u2019t pity the girl, and she\u2019s not looking for sympathy either! In no time at all, the new friends are spinning around the room, as Lisa shows Mo\u0302r how to work the chair! This is just one example of how the author normalises the idea of illness or disability, and shows that everyone enjoys a bit of fun, even in the hospice."}, {"text_idx": "#000035", "text": "The book is simple, and the writing is large. This makes the book perfect for relatively new independent readers in years 3 and 4. A sweet book, which is also extremely effective as a learning tool for teachers. It would be well suited to school assemblies etc. It would certainly be a great opportunity to learn more about the work of the hospice, and perhaps a fundraising activity could be organised after reading the book. The possibilities are endless."}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "The book is a joint initiative between Y Lolfa press and Ty\u0302 Hafan and every penny of the proceeds of the sale goes to the charity. The So\u0302n am Lyfra team has enjoyed the opportunity to learn about the invaluable work of the hospice, and will be making a contribution to the cause."}, {"text_idx": "#000038", "text": "ffuglenstraeon byrionanableddhosbisiechyd a lleselusenfictionshort storiesdisabilityhospicehealth and wellbeingcharity"}]