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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 consumate ease for the serene joy of children any where in the world.
Those growing up far away from their places of birth are 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 srories in one sitting and read and re-read some of the stories with nostalgia, thinking of my grand-mother who lured 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 mom's or grandma's lap can listen to in blissful abandonment. The book succeeds in providing 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 thorougly."
Philip Fernando, Author and Journalist
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"The stories in the Collection will hopefully give Sri Lankan children born and bread 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 JORNAL , CANADA March 2008
"At last I've waited forever for the Sri Lankan tales of. Mahadenamutta to be readily available in English. Now Chandrani Warnasuriya has treated us to a delightfull collection of this wonderful fool and witty character.
He is ready to take his bumbling place beside Nasruddin and the sages of Chelm."
ARON SHEPARD - Award Winning Author
.Children's Stories of Wit and Humor by Chandrani Warnasuriya is a remarkable Re-telling of folktales depicting a vibrant slice of cultural heritage of Sri Lanka. Its fresh readability combined with wide variety of captivating stories enshrined in the Collection would be readily welcomed by children of all cultures. The range of stories starting with Mahadenamutta the Grand-Old-Man to anecdotal tales from all walks of life will brighten the lives of little ones reading this book. Chandrani writes with a zest to entertain. PHILIP FERNANDO - Author and Commentator.
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PEACE TALES FROM ASIA -- Building a Culture of PEACE
Sri Lanka - The Paradise Isle
( Non- Fiction)
FOLKTALES
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Moving Asia Closer -- Author, Journalist , Neile Earle DCTV Duarte, california
Just possibly, the 21st Century will be the century of Asia
This makes author Chandrani ("Chani") Warnasuriya's latest effort, Spooky Tales from the Orient: tales of
Orgres, Demons, Ghosts, Spells, Charms and The Enchanted, her most timely work so far. As a teacher and writer both here and in her home island of Sri lanka, Chani continues the pace set in two earlier books, all three set in enviable, high-quality clean-trimmed paper back versions by Publish America of Baltimore.
In these 162 pages of straight-forward story telling, Chani tries to touch on as many Asian countries as possible. her first tale takes us back to China's Tang Dynasty by recounting the outsmarting of a ghost-- a favorite theme in these tales. Americans are used to this from the time of Benet's "The Devil and Daniel Webster." While a human being the aforesaid ghost failed an Imperial Examination and took his life. This offers an interesting insight into how long China has existed as an orderly civilization, something Americans are beginning to appreciate. A similar theme emerges from Korea with tale number two -- The Grateful Ghost
There is thus enjoyment and Educational value in the 24 tales scattered across this slim volume. There are helpful illustrations by Bhadraji Jayatilaka. Both Burma and Vietnam are represented in this collection as well as the giant powers of japan and India. In short, Chani gives us a useful and entertaining compendium of folk tales much more gentle in tone than the title might suggest. Her three tales from Sri lanka pay tribute to the plentiful abundance of gems in her native home, something many of us might not be aware of. I learned more of this feature of Sri lanka from my two Interviews with Chani on our local cable station in Duarte California (DCTV). In fact one of these Interviews can be accessed under DCTV duarte.com in the "program" category titled "A Second Look." This will give you an even better idea of the author's gentle graciousness and why I say you can trust her with the wise handling of ogres and vampires which adorn this work
