A children's picture book in English from M. D. Gunasena, part of a series of story books by Sybil Wettasinghe, one of Sri Lanka's best-loved writers and illustrators for children.
The book is short and set in large type, which makes it suitable for primary school children who are beginning to read on their own, as well as for reading aloud to younger listeners at home or in a classroom. Colour paintings run through the book alongside the text, pitched at readers of that age.
For families outside Sri Lanka, these editions are a straightforward way to put a Sri Lankan storyteller's work into a child's hands in English. Parents, grandparents and teachers who grew up with Wettasinghe's stories often buy them for the next generation; schools and small libraries abroad use them to bring South Asian children's writing onto the shelf.
M. D. Gunasena & Co. is an established Colombo publisher and bookseller with a long presence in Sri Lankan educational and children's publishing.
- Author: Sybil Wettasinghe
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789552130748
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