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About Fablewings: an online bookshop for every age

Fablewings is an online bookshop and reading website for children and grown-ups, in English and Sinhala. You can read illustrated Jataka tales for children, the life of the Buddha, a full history of Sri Lanka, practical business books, novels and read-aloud picture books, on pages that turn like a real book.

What you can read on Fablewings

Jataka tales for children277 of the 547 Jataka stories (ජාතක කතා) retold for children with moving pictures, in English, Sinhala or both. Free to read. The life of the Buddha for childrenThe Buddha's story in illustrated parts, from Prince Siddhattha's birth to his teaching, in English and Sinhala (බුද්ධ චරිතය). Dhammapada for childrenThe Buddha's best-loved verses explained in simple words, with pictures, in English and Sinhala (ධම්මපදය). Sri Lankan historyLanka: The Complete History, year by year from the first people 45,000 years ago to 2026, in 16 free parts. Business books for beginnersThe Fablewings Business Library: 4 plain-English books on starting a business, marketing on a small budget, AI and the stock market, with real UK sources. Read-aloud picture booksBright stories for young children with read-aloud, a sticker book and a story maker for making your own magic book.

Why we built a bilingual bookshop

Many families in the UK, Sri Lanka and around the world read in both English and Sinhala, but good Sinhala story books for kids are hard to find online, and bilingual ones are rarer still. On Fablewings every Jataka tale and Buddhist story can be read in English, in Sinhala, or with both languages side by side, so children can learn in one language and grandparents can read along in the other.

How we make our books

Faithful retellings. Our Jataka tales follow the Pali Canon and the classic English translation edited by E. B. Cowell (Cambridge, 1895–1907). Where we soften a story for young children, a note for grown-ups at the end says exactly what we changed.
Checked facts. Our history and business books list their sources so you can check them, and are reviewed before they go live.
Honest about AI. Our illustrations are made with AI image tools and then reviewed by hand. We say so on every page.
Safe for families. No adverts, no tracking cookies, and children's profiles are set up by a parent or carer.

For writers

Fablewings is also a place to publish your own book. Writers keep 80% of every sale and 100% of tips, get their own author page, and can download files ready for Amazon KDP. Find out how to publish.

Free to read

Most of our books are free to read online today, with no account needed. You only need a free account to save your place across devices and to add family profiles.

Contact us

Fablewings is run by Any Media Boost Ltd, based in the United Kingdom. For questions, rights or press, email [email protected]. Answers to common questions are on our help page.