A picture book for young readers from Sybil Wettasinghe, published in English by M. D. Gunasena & Co. of Colombo. It belongs to a recent series of children's stories by her, and is made for children at primary school age: a short text set in large type, carried along by colour illustration on the page.
The format is the point. Large letters and few pages suit a child who is reading alone for the first time, or one still being read to and following the words as an adult says them. The pictures are full of colour and are there to hold a small child's attention as much as the story is.
Sybil Wettasinghe is among the figures Sri Lankan children's publishing is built around, an author and illustrator whose work generations of children here have grown up with. Her books are read in Sinhala and in English, and this English edition brings her storytelling to readers outside Sri Lanka as well as to English-medium classrooms and homes on the island.
Suitable for a parent building a first bookshelf, for a primary teacher, or for anyone collecting Wettasinghe's work.
- Author: Sybil Wettasinghe
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789552126154
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