Tiny Mite

By Luba Brezhnev

This story is about a boy who is so small that his parents call him Tiny Mite. He is a talented violinist, but also a lover of exploring the unknown. A series of adventures lead him to Bug, an insect who soon becomes his best friend. Tiny goes on to have more adventures with her and her musical family.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Luba Brezhnev
• Release date: May 5, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301917266

Luba Brezhnev

My dear readers, my name is Luba Brezhnev. I am a writer and a journalist. My book "The World I Left Behind" was published by Random House and made it into the New York best-selling authors list. It was recommended by the McLaughlin Group as one of the best twelve books of the year. My next book, published in Moscow, also became a bestseller. Now I'm writing books for children. Why did I begin to write for children? First of all, because I love children very much. Of course, the stores today are filled with many entertaining books for children. Some are very well written, but I wanted to write books that would teach children to live according to their conscience and stand up for those who have been treated unfairly. I wanted to write books about benevolence, morality, and the ability to love others and be a true friend. In our days, the moral development of the younger generations is a pressing issue. I view writing for children as a serious responsibility. My books are about kindness, about compassion for the weak, about respect for oneself and for others. They teach lessons about courtesy and tolerance. I hope very much that my heroes will touch the hearts of young readers and their parents.

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First edition 2012

Title Tiny Mite.

Author Luba Brezhnev

Illustrator Marina Andruhina

Translator from Russian Geoffrey Polk

The illustrations were done on watercolor.

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Tiny Mite

This is the story about a boy who was so small that the parents named him Tiny. He was a talented violinist, and one time met the little buds who also were musicians.

Once upon a time there was a little boy who was so small that his parents named him Tiny. When he raced around the house with his tiny legs whirring and his tiny hands waving, he was so much fun to watch that his grandfather nicknamed him Mite. That is how he became known as Tiny Mite. He was only a few inches tall.

His father bought a toy house for Tiny Mite and furnished it with a tiny bed, table, closet, and everything else to make it cozy and comfortable. His mother sewed him a down blanket for his bed and glued a beautiful carpet onto his floor. The shelves were filled with toys and a violin for Tiny Mite to play in the evening. He loved his home and felt safe there. But,