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Little Red Car
0රු225.00Little 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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Umbrella Thief
0රු625.00Umbrella Thief is Sybil Wettasinghe’s most famous book. It was first published in 1956 with black and white illustrations. In 1986 Umbrella Thief with full-colour illustrations was first published in Japan and then in Sri Lanka. Since then it has been translated into 8 languages and published in 7 countries. In 1987 the children of Japan selected Umbrella Thief as the most popular children’s book. It has won many other awards. It is a book which collectors of Sybil Wettasinghe’s books must essentially own.
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Vesak Lantern
0රු195.00The 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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Ant and his Mate
0රු200.00Ant 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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Hoity the Fox
0රු650.00Once 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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The Stilt Walker
0රු150.00Tinkle! Tinkle! Tinkle! Came the sound of bells. The four friends ran to the gate to see what it was. A stilt walker came up the street, dancing. The children wanted to give him a gift. But why did the stiltwalker run away from them? How did these little children catch the stilt walker who ran so fast, taking giant steps? This book is written and illustrated by Kusala Wettasinghe.
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Runaway Beard
0රු470.00Have you ever wondered how, in the olden days, grandfathers shaved their beards? Well, Sybil Wettasinghe did wonder about that and wrote this charming story of a beard that grew… and grew. Runaway Beard, with its unique story and lovely illustrations, won the 2003 SAARC Award for the Best Designed Children’s Book.
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Thambaya Takes a Ride
0රු370.00Thambaya almost flew along the road. A row of motorcycles sped after him. People on the roadside watched with surprise. But because of the heavy rain, they did not clearly see who was driving the car. The book, Thambaya Takes a Ride, tells the story of quite a different experience.
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Kirihami (English)
0රු545.00The 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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Eternally Yours
0රු300.00This 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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Welcome home little fish
0රු270.00Welcome 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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The Disobedient Prince
0රු195.00The Disobedient Prince won the State Literary Award in 2010 for the Best Children’s Book in English.
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Crystal and Clay
0රු530.00Three 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
0රු650.00This 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 Giant’s Wish
0රු250.00On 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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Magic Silver Tree
0රු1,375.00Once upon a time, there lived a king. One day, he saw a dazzling dream. The king wished to see the dream come to life. Was the king able to make his dream come true? Read Sybil Nanda’s latest book to find out.
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My Giddi Aunt
0රු400.00This is a book of short stories for adults, written by Sybil Wettasinghe. In the Foreword to the book, Professor Ashely Halpe writes: “Sybil Wettasinghe offers us a richly varied collection of explorations of the genre of a short story. Sybil Wettasinghe’s style of writing is that of easy conversation between educated Lankans. […] She makes us more thoroughly attentive to our world.”
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Palingu
0රු300.00Samel, Malpina and their five children lived in a cottage near a forest. Palingu was their eldest daughter. One day when the children were walking in the woods they were given a valuable gift. First, it brought them joy. But then Palingu was locked up in the palace because of it. How did she escape? What happened to the gift?
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Sun, rain and a fox’ wedding
0රු185.00The forest was decorated beautifully on the day Fox’s son was married. Although Fox’s cunning deeds hurt the feelings of many, everyone forgot these and helped Fox celebrate his son’s wedding….. All except one! Sun and Rain, a Fox’s Wedding is about that beautiful story.
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Squeaky the Little Piggy
0රු225.00Squeaky is a talkative little toy which sang and danced. It danced on granny Achichi Ma’s kitchen table and sang funny lullabies to her. Achchi Ma liked this but she also loved to have peace and quiet in her home. It was not easy to decide what she should do. Read the book to find out what happened to Achchi Ma and Squeaky.
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Monster in the Well
0රු590.00‘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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Little Bird
0රු150.00This 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
0රු175.00Little 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.


