Favorite Folktales of Sri Lanka by
Chandrani Warnasuriya
Favorite Folktales of Sri Lanka
Favorite Folktales of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan children born and raised in America miss the influence of grandparents, and close relatives left behind in their homeland. These children grow up without knowledge of customs, stories and songs that molded their parents. Those traditions,values, and
lifestyles
of grandparents are easily lost to these children.
"As a child I remember sitting on the lap of my grandma listening to stories. She was great story teller, I could listen to her all day until she finally lulled me to sleep with a quiet and peaceful lullaby."
Favorite Folktales of Sri Lanka, was written to mark the sixtieth (Golden Jubilee) Independence Anniversary of Sri Lanka. The stories in this collection have been selected to be retold to children. It gives young people an opportunity to know something of the Sri Lankan homeland. The popular story of Prince Maname is a topic of stylized drama. That has been watched by thousands of fans for years. Stories such as The Jackal and The Hare, Raigamaya and Gampolaya, and many others in the collection have typical Sri Lankan settings and background. "Have fun and enjoy reading my book!"
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A Children’s Writer,Freelance journalist and teacher,Chandrani(Chani) Warnasuriya’s book, ’ Favorite Folktales of Sri Lanka presents a collection of fascinating children’s stories from Sri Lanka penned with consummate ease for the serene joy of children any where in the world.
Those growing up far away from their places of birth are often orphaned intellectually due to the paucity of good folksy tales available.Children especially are made to feel bereft of any sensibilities towards the cultures that nurtured them. Chani has given thought to this dire need to satisfy the hunger for good reading that all children need to possess. I read through the stories in one sitting and read and re-read some of the stories with nostalgia, thinking of my grand mother who lulled me to sleep with stories like these.
This is invigorating story telling, which Children of all walks of life, cooped up in the luxury of their grandmother’s lap can listen to in blissful abandonment. The book succeeds in providing our children with the nourishment they need and thus foster their urge to read relentlessly as they grow up.Chani writes with a flair that is hard to imitate and I enjoyed reading the book thoroughly.
Phillip Fernando (Formerly of the Editorial Staff of the Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka)
“Favorite Folktales of Sri Lanka,” by Chandrani Warnasuriya, is a Collection of Stories selected and retold for children.
The stories in the Collection will hopefully give Sri Lankan children born and bred in America an opportunity to learn something of their homeland. The stories are lucidly written and the style of language is easily understandable by children.
Names used are common to enable both Sinhala and Tamil children to grasp what is told in the stories…
MONSOON JOURNAL, CANADA MARCH 2008
Read one of the stories from this book by clicking on this link.