The Idaho Press and the KTVB network both ran stories on the young author, in turn inspiring his peers to get into writing. The local press quickly picked up on Dillon Helbig's first literary success story. Since the institution has a one-month loan policy, the last reader on the list will have to wait a year to discover the exciting tale of "The Adventures of Dillon Helbig's Crismis." Sequel coming soonThis daring gamble has paid off, as by the end of January, 56 people were on the waiting list to borrow the book. "It deserves a spot on our library shelves," Alex Hartman, the library's director, told The New York Times. His mother, Susan Helbig, quickly contacted the library to retrieve the book, but the librarians decided to keep it to add to their collection. A ruse that he confessed to his parents once he returned home. Back in December, he discreetly placed it among the fiction books at the Ada Public Library in Boise, Idaho.
She has always thrived off positivity from people - she just loves reading and drawing."īella also illustrated the book all by herself, with the exception of one picture at the end drawn by sister Lacie May.What is bibliotherapy? How reading can help treat certain ailmentsĭillon Helbig used an unconventional method of getting his work out into the world. "We're also so grateful of the support and acknowledgment she has already received so far and she deserves this so much.
"We are just so proud of Bella and honestly can't believe how amazing this is," Syme said. They went to a book fair and someone there said they wanted to publish it.Īccording to her mother, Chelsie Syme, Bella has always had a great imagination and has been writing short stories "from as young as three."
My daddy said I could make a book and a story came from the picture," she told GWR. The record was previously held by Dorothy Straight who was six years old when her book How the World Began was published in August 1964.īella J Dark / Credit: Guinness World Recordsīella revealed that she got the idea for The Lost Cat from one of her drawings. Guinness World Records confirmed that at the age of 5 years 211 days, Bella is the world's youngest person to publish a book. In order to be eligible for this Guinness World Records title, the book must be published by a commercial publishing house and at least 1,000 copies must be printed and sold. Her parents thought it was just "one of those things" children say.Įxcept she was serious, and her book The Lost Cat has been officially published by Ginger Fyre Press. 5-Year-Old Girl Crowned Youngest Published Author By Guinness World RecordsĪ 5-year-old girl in Weymouth, England, has been awarded the title of world's youngest published author by Guinness World Records.īella-Jay Dark surprised her family last year when she told them she was going to write a book.
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