A short illustrated story for young readers, from one of the later series of children's books written by Sybil Wettasinghe. This is the English edition, published by M. D. Gunasena & Co. of Colombo.
The book is set in large type and runs to few pages, which makes it suited to primary school children working through a story on their own. Colour paintings run through it, in the style that has made Wettasinghe's picture books familiar to generations of Sri Lankan children. She wrote and illustrated children's stories in both Sinhala and English over a long career, and her drawings — rounded, warm, full of village detail — are as much the point of her books as the words.
For readers outside Sri Lanka, these editions are a straightforward way to put Sri Lankan children's writing into a child's hands in English: local characters, local settings, and artwork by a Sri Lankan illustrator rather than imported picture-book fare. A reasonable choice for a young reader at home, for a classroom shelf, or for a family keeping a connection to Sri Lanka from abroad.
- Author: Sybil Wettasinghe
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789552126222
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