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Sybil Wettasinghe

Born

Gintota, Galle, Sri Lanka

Website

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Genre

Children's Books, Arts & Photography, Fiction

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Kala Keerthi Sybil Wettasinghe is a veteran children's book writer and an illustrator in Sri Lanka. Her books have been translated into several languages.

Wettasighe applied herself to writing as well as illustrating and proceeded to produce over 200 children's books over the course of her career. Most of her books have been translated in to languages such as Japanese, Chinese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Korean, Dutch and Tamil.

Wettasinghe has won much international acclaim and her children’s stories secured awards both in Europe and Asia.

For "The Wesak Lantern : State Literary Award for best English Children's book in year 1996.
For "The Child in Me" : The Gratiaen Prize for most Creative English book in year 1995.
Prize for illust Kala Keerthi Sybil Wettasinghe is a veteran children's book writer and an illustrator in Sri Lanka. Her books have been translated into several languages.

Wettasighe applied herself to writing as well as illustrating and proceeded to produce over 200 children's books over the course of her career. Most of her books have been translated in to languages such as Japanese, Chinese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Korean, Dutch and Tamil.

Wettasinghe has won much international acclaim and her children’s stories secured awards both in Europe and Asia.

For "The Wesak Lantern : State Literary Award for best English Children's book in year 1996.
For "The Child in Me" : The Gratiaen Prize for most Creative English book in year 1995.
Prize for illustrations of "Deeptha Lama Maga", awarded by prestigious Biannale of Illustrations in Bratislava (BIB).
State Literary Award for "Magul Gedara Bath Natho" book in year 1971.
Best Children's Picture Book award for "The Umbrella Thief" by Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Japan, in year 1986.
Most popular Children's Book award by Tokyo Children's Library, in year 1987.
Award for Illustrations of the Sinhala Children's Bible "Deeptha Lama Maga" in year 1989, presented by Biannale of Illustrations Bratislava.
Best Juvenile Children's Book Award for "Meti Gedara Lamay" by Arts Council of Sri Lanka in year 1992.
Best English Children's Book award for "Wooley Ball" by Arts Council of Sri Lanka in year 1994.
Gratiaen Prize for best English Children's Book for "The Child in Me" in year 1995.
Hoity the Fox - By the Ministry of Culture and Social Welfare Japan, in year 1995.
"Vishwa Prasadini" Award for Art and Children's Literature presented by the 1st Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Hon. Sirimavo Bandaranayaka, in year 1996.
Award of "Rohana Pradeepa" from the University of Ruhuna in year 2003.
"Galu Pahansilu" - from the Young Men's Buddhist Association Galle, in year 2004.
Kala Keerthi award presented by the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, in year 2005.
"Solis Mendis Award" in year 2007.
For "Dura Gamanak" The State literary awards
Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture for 2012 ...more

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Sybil Wettasinghe’s books

Average rating: 4.39 · 539 ratings · 29 reviews · 42 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Umbrella Thief 4.38 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	කුසුමලතා Kusumalatha 4.34 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1971	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	මැටි ගෙදර ළමයි 4.48 avg rating — 65 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	සූත්තර පුංචා Sooththara Puncha 4.39 avg rating — 64 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The child in me 4.43 avg rating — 61 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	දුවන රැවුළ Run Away Beard 4.27 avg rating — 41 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	මඟුල් ගෙදර බත් නැතෝ Magul Gedara Bath Natho 4.24 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1970	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	රසවතී 4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Red Car 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	දීප්ත ළමා මග 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars