A picture story for young readers, published in English by M. D. Gunasena & Co. in Colombo. It belongs to a series of children's story books by Sybil Wettasinghe, the Sri Lankan writer and illustrator whose work has been a fixture of children's reading on the island.
The book is set in large type across a small number of pages, which makes it suited to primary school children — those reading on their own for the first time, and those still being read to. Colour paintings run through it, in the style young children respond to.
For families outside Sri Lanka, an English-language Wettasinghe title is a straightforward way to put a Sri Lankan storybook into a child's hands, with pictures doing as much of the work as the words. It also sits comfortably in a collection of her books for readers who already know her name.
- Author: Sybil Wettasinghe
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789552126307
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