A retelling of Hansel and Gretel in Sinhala, prepared for young children and published as part of a series of fairy tale books from M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd. The text is entirely in Sinhala, with no English version alongside it, so a buyer ordering from abroad should expect a book their child will need to read in Sinhala or have read aloud to them.
Hiruni Fernando's version keeps the language simple. The story is the familiar one — the brother and sister left in the forest, the trail that fails them, the house they find there — set down in plain Sinhala sentences rather than a literary register, which puts it within reach of children beginning to read on their own.
The book is printed on glossy paper and illustrated in colour throughout.
M. D. Gunasena is an established Colombo publisher and bookseller with a long presence in Sinhala-language publishing for schools and children. This title sits in their fairy tale series for younger readers, which brings well-known European stories into Sinhala.
It suits Sinhala-speaking households, families raising children bilingually overseas who want storybooks in the language at home, and anyone building a small shelf of Sinhala picture books for a child.
- Author: Hiruni Fernando
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 9789552131189
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