Artist illustrates Malaysia's colourful food heritage in a new picture book

Afi Sulaiman is set to start a book tour and workshop series this Friday at Badan Warisan Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur to introduce young art lovers to her new book 'Malaysian Food Tales'. Photo: Kanta Karat

It has always been Afi Sulaiman’s dream to write a children’s book.

Her bedroom is brimming with beloved books, such as Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree and Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are.