The Cat Who Didn’t Like His Socks and other stories is a picture book by Sri Lankan author and illustrator Deepthi Horagoda. It was published by Vijitha Yapa publications in April 2017.
The Cat Who Didn’t Like His Socks is a story about a friendship between two cats named Tiger and Socks.
Tiger and Socks bump into each other near a tree one day as Socks is rushing to avoid the rain.
Tiger is curious to know why Socks is in such a hurry and asks him about it. Socks reveals to Tiger why he does not want to get his paws muddied in the rain.
Chicklet And The Strange Traffic Lights is about a little chick who mistakes a chameleon which changes colour for traffic lights with changing colours.
The Parrot Who Stopped Talking is a story about a talkative and mischievous parrot named Gisella who can imitate human voices.
The picture book is beautifully illustrated with images in vibrant shades of red, green, blue, orange and yellow, and the pictures are explained by simple language. The picture book is suitable for children between the age group of 3-5.