The Little Bear Who Wanted to Play the Cello and Others

About the Book

This book is the first of a series of fables that the author is aiming to publish. Some of the fables have been read to schoolchildren, who found them interesting. The author hopes that more children will get interested in these fables and will appreciate the freedom that the fable, as a genre, can provide to the imagination. The author encourages readers to use their imagination and to create their own fables. “We are surrounded by fables. We just need to have closer look at life to identify the themes. You can create a fable yourself. Give it a try!” - Ruzanna Topchyan You are reading the first book of the author in English. The second book is coming soon.

About the Author

Ruzanna Topchyan is an educator. Literature has always had a very special place in her life. Since 2002, she has been a member to the Armenian Writers’ Union. While being an avid reader, she translated British and American literature into Armenian. These translations have been published in the Armenian journal Youth and newspapers that would publish literary work. For years, she also translated British and American humor for the Armenian Radio Program, and wrote scripts for the Armenian TV literary program. Later, she started writing her own short stories and children’s fables. Some of these short stories have been published in Armenia as individual pieces. Children’s fables have been published in three books in Armenian: The Dream of the Bear, The Goose Quack-Quack, and The Stolen Time (Christmas fable).