A retelling of Pinocchio for young readers, written by Priyangwada Perera and published in English by M. D. Gunasena & Co. of Sri Lanka. The story is told simply, in language pitched at children who are still growing into reading on their own, and the pages carry colour illustrations throughout.
It belongs to a series of fairy tale books the publisher has produced for Sri Lankan children — familiar stories put into short, straightforward English rather than abridged in the manner of a school reader. The tale itself needs little introduction: a wooden puppet, a maker who wanted a son, and the trouble that follows a boy who will not do as he is told.
Suited to reading aloud with a small child, or to a child reading alone with a little help. Parents and teachers in Sri Lanka will recognise the M. D. Gunasena imprint, a long-established Colombo publisher issuing books in Sinhala and English, much of it for schools and young readers. For buyers abroad, it is a chance to put a locally made edition of a classic story into a child's hands — the same tale, from a Sri Lankan press.
- Author: Priyangwada Perera
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789552130885
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