From the Author

To listen to winter stories and tales are miracles of my childhood. Before I wrote my first fairy tale, I always thought that it would be wonderful for Armenia to have its winter tales too. Children have a special connection with Christmas, Christmas Tree, and snow. It becomes a lifetime memory and influences both the connection with the origins and the personality.

This story takes place in Pela, in the kingdom of fairies and elves, hidden in deep forests of Armenia. On the Night of first snow, fairies and elves come to decorate the Christmas tree with their secrets. The one who brings the most amazing secret, becomes the next king or the queen. Once the secret of the fairies of game does not open… 

This book is about the magic power of friendship. Fairies and elves open secrets on the Night of first snow to learn the biggest secret- tha the friendship is more powerful than any magic. For Armenia where people need unity, I believe a childhood book about the magic power of friendship is essential. It is not different for the world, where we still have wars. 

The book is illustrated by Heghnar Petrossian, an amazing illustrator and founder of GISANEH JEWELRY. We have a 12-year collaboration experience. 

The book is planned to be published in Armenian first, then to be translated and introduced in book fairs to be published in other languages, for the other countries to have a Christmas book from Armenia too. 

We (along with fairies and elves) will be thankful for any support given to this project, even for sharing this campagne!

Stories always gave me strength. They are born from dreams and show roads to them.  In one of these moments my endless desire to give a dream to someone else is born too. That's the main reason for me writing books for children...

Thank you!

Armine Anda
The Author of "The Nights of the Secrets"



Bio of Armine Anda: 

Armenian writer, director, actress and produer Armine Anda started her career in theatre and TV. “The Inhabitants of Ankimure” by Anda, the first high fantasy novel written in Armenian, received Orange Book Award in Armenia and was published with her illustrations. She told her stories on a TV show for children "Blium Blium Stories" and acted as the characters of the show. The films Armine Anda co-wrote and produced participated in 100+ festivals. “The Song of Flying Leaves”, the first animation she directed, an Armenia/Iran co-production, is co-written with famous Ukrainian film director Roman Balayan. It received Golden Apricot Award as best short film in along with Gennadi Melkonyan Special Award in Armenia's biggest festival - Golden Apricot IFF 2023, and Golden Flame Animation Best Award along with Producers Award in Lantern & Light International Children's Film Festival in Australia. “The Song of Flying Leaves” is selected for 30 festivals in 5 months now including 4 academy qualifying competitions (three of them still to come). Armine Anda is a lecturer at the American University of Armenia. She teaches workshops internationally.