When Siang's little sister is late for lunch, he does what most hungry 8-year-old boys would do: He eats his own lunch, then he eats hers.
Scolded by his mother, he marches out of the house, through the town, and ends up at the old temple. The graphic temple paintings of Buddhist hell soon mingle with his own inner turmoils, and he is transported to a faraway world of demons and monsters.
Inspired by Maurice Sendak's book "Where the Wild Things Are," Chittakone has drawn and illustrated an entirely Lao story of a boy who visits a world that only he will ever know... and, we're happy to say, still returns to a loving home and a warm dinner.
by Chittakone Vilaipong
First published in 2013 :: Lao language :: 48 pages :: Paperback :: A5
This book was made possible by a gift from "basmati - authentic help" of Switzerland. Thank you!
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Sample pages from A Fantastic and Frightening Place
My eyes aren't popping out because of the demons. They're popping out because the artist was only 16 when he started painting these magnificent pictures!
