“Step into the enchanting world of Sybil Wettasinghe’s latest book! Amba Gaha Maama embarks on a journey filled with challenges and triumphs, teaching children the vital importance of caring for our environment. Every page brims with wonder, adventure, and the timeless charm that only Sybil can create. Explore Sybil’s vibrant world in this captivating new story.
The Vesak lantern filled the entire space of the small verandah. ‘How will I find money to buy paper to cover this?’ thought little Patiya. It was Grandma who found a solution to that problem. The huge lantern that Patiya and Grandma made had a unique feature. Vesak Lantern is about that wonderful story. Sybil Wettasinghe won the Isobel Hutton Award in 1965 for this story.
“I can jump over the moon” said Soothara Puncha. His grandpa and grandma were amused and laughed. But Soothara Puncha, without hurting himself, did jump over the moon. How did he do it? Read A Jump Over the Moon to find that out.
Ant and his mate got wet in the rain. They sat by the fireside to dry. How did this cause a tree to shed leaves and a river to dry? An amusing little story about an ant and his mate and the friendly world around them.
Rango, who cooked tasty food and worked hard, and Kango, who was lazy and didn’t like cooking, were neighbours. How did a tortoise come into their story? Crawling Clay Pot will tell you all about that.
A long time ago, when people read time by measuring shadows of trees, a strange type of crab was washed onto a beach. People of a nearby village made a tasty curry out of these funny crabs….. A humorous folk tale retold by Sybil Wettasinghe.
This amusing story is about a wedding in a village, many years ago. It tells the story of Kalu Menika and Kalu Banda. You will enjoy a good laugh as you read their story.
A devil in the forest came to Malpina’s house and hid under a heap of leaves in the garden. He was waiting for a chance to eat a kevun or two that Malpina was frying. Did he get to eat the kevun?
Lazybones! Lazybones! Sleeping all day! A little trick by two smart cocks turned Lazybones into Breezybones. No doubt, Sybil Wettasinghe was chuckling with laughter as she wrote this story.