When you first crack open the spine of Mahvash Mohtadullah’s book, The Girl with the Paisley Dupatta and other stories, and delve into the very first, finely-woven story, The Sins of Our Fathers, the reader is instantly plunged into the world of Zubaida, a girl...

by Jeremy Muller Zaithoon Bin Ahamed’s debut collection of poetry, ‘Love and Miracles’, contains an abundance of substance, beauty, and embodiment. These three qualities have often been associated with the human condition, and Zaithoon (or Zai, as her friends call...

By Jeremy Muller “You will grow up one day too. Nothing in this life remains the same.” These words of wisdom and learning are given to little Collin who is discovering amazing things happening in his own garden. Sajida Fazal’s book, ‘Collin and the Caterpillar’, is a...

By Jeremy Muller “The happy children lived in the forest. They were near the equator but did not know it. They knew trees gave them food to eat, medicine to heal, and shade to rest. They knew animals could be friendly and quite talkative when encouraged. They knew...

By Jeremy Muller “I am a tall, tattooed, overweight Amazon who’s shrunk herself to fit into a tiny island.” Isurinie’s description of self in her opening poem titled ‘(Over)compensation’ is profound. Constantly battling the norms of society, the whispers behind closed...

Cuddly and Poppy are a teddy bear and a kangaroo are whiling away their time during school holidays and, as you would expect, as much as you look forward to the hols, if you don’t find ways to keep yourself occupied, you can quickly get bored! And so, it came to be...

Padmani Mendis was born three months after her father passed away, on the 8th of February, 1939…and so begins Padmani’s tale that recounts a truly inspirational life that would lead her to take on the pioneering role in a strategy that would forever change the lives...

“Immersed within the core of my faulted and unworthy heart, is a treasure-filled chest with my Enshrined Jewels…” So begins the journey into the writings of Sakina Mohammed, a journey of remembrance and perseverance, a journey dedicated to her past, present and future...

‘Grandma and the Wild Piggies’… the title is cute and the illustrations are gorgeous, but better yet is the story that Elaine Dias weaves within this book’s pages. Growing up in Kandy back in the day was truly a magical experience, especially if you were blessed to be...

Nadeera Jayawardane has been working with, in her words, “tiny humans” since 2010. She has been an educator for just 12 years and has loved every bit of it. She authored her first children’s book ‘Mummy Bear’s Café’ and this promises to be the first of a series of...

Peummi Premathiratne brings us a wonderful tale narrated by a little girl with a big heart, who invites the reader to experience the wonder of Christmas through the eyes of a child. Join Nevanya – or Nevi for short – as she shares all the glorious events and...

Manisha Jayatilleke is an author of two children’s books – ‘The Quiet Tree’ and ‘The Tale of Nagutti and Sindu’. Her first book, ‘The Quiet Tree’, introduces us to Saira, a young girl that if afflicted – nay, cursed! – with BIG EMOTIONS. She comes from a large family...