The Flying Train

by Janaki Sooriyarachchi (Author & Illustrator)

A flying train takes Jimmy and Nelly on a flying adventure. You have to figure out if they were just dreaming.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

16 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Janaki Sooriyarachchi is a very versatile author-illustrator in Sri Lanka, who started writing in her early childhood. She wrote her first book, a ballad, when she was 8 years old and her first book was published at the age of 14. Since then, she has authored over 175 story books for children.

Though she started her career as a banker in a private bank, she continued her hobbies in art and literature.


She received the following awards, among others:
State Literary Awards-2007 (Children's Literature-English)
Bunka Awards -2005 Japan - Sri Lanka Cultural Foundation
State Literary Awards-2004 (Children's Literature-Sinhala)
State Literary Awards-2004 (Children's Literature-English)

Reviews

[Sri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Idenya lumayan tapi kurang di eksekusinya. Teksnya terlalu panjang, bisa diringkas dan dibuat jauh lebih menarik. Ilustrasinya bisa dibuat lebih menarik lagi.

[Lydias · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Flying Train is an adventurous picture book that contains a short story full of imagination and beautiful, colorful pictures. The story begins with Teddy, Nelly, bear, dolly, and their dog. One magical night, they hop on a flying train to outer space. During that time, they come across the sun, the moon, planets, little gray people, and lovely fairies, but was it just a dream? This book won a State Literacy Award in 2004. This book can serve as a Read Aloud to cover literary elements and fun facts about the solar system to children in the primary grades

[TheoR · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story was nice. first they were enjoying at last they taught it was time to school but they woke at the middle of the night.

[Bryan Wilson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was not impressed with this book, which features a Peter Pan-like appearance by a flying train at the bedroom window and children straight out of the Precious Moments catalog. Though it originated in Sri Lanka, it seems awfully generic in its language and illustrations, and all are poorly laid out. The children do get a chance to explore space and learn a little about weather. Overall, I'd say take a pass on this book.

[Ayana Mishelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great sneak-reading -in -book only sixteen pages, the children go on a trip while sleeping, can be used for science they went to mars and other great places.