Cracking Christmas Reads

Looking for some great Christmas reads for young and old? Here are my top 10

1. The Night Before Christmas – 
Clement Clarke Moore

The ideal poem to share on Christmas Eve.

2. A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens

A spooky Christmas classic that demonstrates the true meaning of Christmas.

3. Hogfather – Terry Pratchett

Pratchett’s Discworld take on Christmas. It’s the night before Hogswatch but where is the Hogfather and why is Death creeping down chimneys and trying to say Ho, Ho, Ho?

4. A Child’s Christmas in Wales – 
Dylan Thomas

Nostalgic, funny and beautiful.

5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas – 
Dr Seuss

‘A Christmas Carol’ for kids with the Grinch as Scrooge.

6. Nuddy Ned’s Christmas – Kes Gray

A fun, lift the flap, picture book for young children. What will happen as Nuddy Ned runs through the town starkers on Christmas Eve, and what will be revealed under those strategically positioned flaps?

7. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding - Agatha Christie

An English country house at Christmas time should be the perfect place to get away from it all, but not for Hercule Poirot.

8. A Wayne in a Manger - Gervase Phinn

Gervase Phinn, during his career as a school inspector, sat through a lot of nativity plays. Here are his hilarious recollections including the Virgin Mary who told Joseph “I’m having a baby – oh, and it’s not yours”

9. A Wedding at Christmas – Chrissie Manby

Sounds idyllic, but this wedding promises mince pies and mayhem guaranteed

10. Christmas Days – Jeanette Winterson

Twelve Christmas stories, one for each of the Twelve days of Christmas.

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Friday 23 December and reopen 

Tuesday 3 January 2017

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas 
Nadolig Llawen

and a Happy New Year

a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

Darllen Dros y Nadolig Yn edrych am rywbeth i’r hen a’r ifanc gael darllen dros y Nadolig?  Dyma fy 10 uchaf i

1. The Night Before Christmas – Clement Clarke Moore

Y gerdd ddelfrydol ar gyfer Noswyl Nadolig.

2. A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens

Clasur arswyd Nadoligaidd sy’n dangos gwir ystyr y Nadolig.

3. Hogfather – Terry Pratchett

Gweledigaeth Pratchett o’r Nadolig.  Mae’n noson cyn Hogswatch ond ble mae Hogfather a pham fod Angau yn dringo i lawr y simnai ac yn ceisio dweud Ho, Ho, Ho?

4. A Child’s Christmas in Wales – Dylan Thomas

Hiraethus, doniol a hyfryd

5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Dr Seuss

‘A Christmas Carol’ i blant gyda’r Grinch fel Scrooge.

6. Nuddy Ned’s Christmas – Kes Gray

Llyfr lluniau i blant ifanc. Codwch y cloriau bac hi weld y lluniau.  Beth fydd yn digwydd wrth i Nuddy Ned rhedeg trwy’r dref yn borcyn ar noswyl Nadolig, a beth fydd o dan y cloriau bach yna?

7. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding - Agatha Christie

Dylai plasty yng nghefn gwlad Lloegr fod yn ddihangfa adeg y Nadolig, ond nid i Hercule Poirot.

8. A Wayne in a Manger - Gervase Phinn 

Fel arolygydd ysgol, eisteddodd Gervase Phinn, trwy lawer o ddramâu’r geni yn ystod ei yrfa.  Dyma’i atgofion digrif gan gynnwys y Forwyn Fair a ddywedodd wrth Joseff, “Dw i’n cael babi – ac nid dy un di yw e”

9. A Wedding at Christmas – Chrissie Manby

Mae’n swnio’n ddelfrydol, ond mae’r briodas hon yn addo mins peis ac anrhefn

10. Christmas Days – Jeanette Winterson

Deuddeg stori Nadolig, un ar gyfer deuddeg diwrnod y Nadolig.

Bydd Llyfrgelloedd Torfaen yn cau am 12 hanner 
dydd ar ddydd Gwener 23 Rhagfyr ac yn ail-agor ar ddydd 
Mawrth 3 Ionawr 2017