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Welcome home little fish
0Welcome Home Little Fish captures this magical journey and is descriptively written with the change of scenery of the environment and colourfully illustrated by the author.
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Vesak Lantern
0The 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.
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Crystal and Clay
0Three children found a tunnel in a nearby woodlot. They decided to explore it. The tunnel led them to a magnificent place. Who did they meet there? How did their arrival change the lives of everyone who lived in this magnificent but mysterious place? The Sinhala version of Crystal and Clay (Meti Gedera Lamai) won the State Literary Award in 1992 for the Best Juvenile Book.
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The Child in Me
0This is Sybil Wettasinghe’s autobiography about the first six years of her life, spent in her village, in Galle. The Child in Me was the co-winner of the Gratien Award in 1995.
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A Jump Over the Moon
0“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.
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A Giant’s Wish
0On the beautiful mountain called Bennachie, in Scotland, life was peaceful…. until the animals found a giant! A huge sleepy giant!! Once they found the giant, they also had to search for a key. This is a beautiful story of interesting happenings and friendship, written and illustrated by Sunisha Sashi Samaraweera.
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Ant and his Mate
0Ant 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.
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Crawling Clay Pot
0Rango, 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.
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Crab curry
0A 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.
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Count Me In
0Big or small everyone has some skills and everyone is valuable. This is a story about five friends who learnt that everyone is important and playing together is fun. Count Me In is written and illustrated by Kusala Wettasinghe
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The Devil Dance
0Alpina did not cook dinner that night. She was expecting a bowl of rice from her next-door neighbour, where a devil dancing ceremony was taking place. It is customary to send food for neighbours on such occasions. Did Alpina get the expected treat? A folk tale, retold by Sybil Wettasinghe.
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The Disobedient Prince
0The Disobedient Prince won the State Literary Award in 2010 for the Best Children’s Book in English.
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Dancing in the Gourd
0This book, beautifully illustrated by Sybil, tells the popular folk story of how a village devil dancing ceremony happened to be danced inside a huge gourd. With magnificent illustrations, this is an essential book that collectors of Sybil Wettasinghe’s books must own.
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Eternally Yours
0This is Sybil’s second autobiography and is the sequel to The Child in Me. It captures Sybil’s memories of her childhood in Colombo after her family migrated to the capital city when she was 6 years old. It is also a child’s interesting and often humorous account of how World War 2 touched the lives of her family and neighbours in Colombo and in the village. Another ‘must-own’ book for Sybil Wettasinghe book lovers!
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The Friendly Banyan Tree
0The banyan tree is a special tree. It spreads its branches wide and sends down roots from branches to support the tree. Among its branches live many birds and squirrels. In its shade, people stop to rest and vendors sell them tea and food. Children play under its shade. Sybil Wettasinghe weaves a beautiful story of wood spirits and forest animals to tell us how the banyan tree became so magnificent.
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Hoity the Fox
0Once a fox in the forest wanted to eat a plate of rice and curry. He tricked his way into three village households, in three days, and ate his fill of tasty rice curry. But one day the trick was on him! Hoity the Fox has been published in Japan, Norway, Taiwan, Norway, Denmark and Sweden. This book won the State Literary Award in 2009.
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Kalu Menika
0This 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.
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Kevun for the Devil
0A 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?
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Kirihami (English)
0The owl called the pheasant and told them Kirihami had sold the jak tree. The pheasant informed all the other birds and the squirrels about this. ‘Don’t sell our tree’ all of them cried. Down below, Kirihami’s children cried ‘Don’t harm the jak tree.’ But Kirihami had already sold the jak tree…. What happened to Kirihami’s family who lived in the shade of the jak tree?
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Little Bird
0This interesting folk tale, retold by Sybil Wettasinghe, is about a determined little bird who went searching for a grain of paddy to make kevun for the New Year.
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Little Granny
0Little Granny lived n a little cottage surrounded by tall cotton trees. When cotton pods were ripe, Little Granny wanted to pluck them and collect all the white fluffy cotton. But she had to do this secretly. Why? Little Granny is an amusing story which ends with an interesting twist.
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Little Red Car
0Little Red Car was afraid of the dark night. Who helped Little Red Car that was crying alone in the garden? The next morning when Anupama ran outside to play with Little Red Car, it was nowhere to be seen. Read this story to find out how Anupama and Little Red Car became good friends.
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Monster in the Well
0‘Don’t go near the well. There is a monster there,’ Adith’s parents often told him to prevent him from peeping into the well. Splash! Splash! One day a monster did jump out of the well! What did Adith do? This is an interesting story of acceptance and friendship.
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Owl had a shop
0Owl opened a shop to sell himbutu and got paid with gold coins. Join us and discover why Owl began to spend the night perched on a branch of a tree calling out Hmmm! Hmmm!