A picture book drawn by an 8-year-old boy in the United States has become a hot topic with over 100 people waiting for rental.  



According to foreign media such as CNN on the 7th local time, Dylan Helvik, an 8-year-old boy living in Boise, Idaho, USA, made a picture book called 'Dylan Helvik's Christmas Adventure' over 4 days during the Christmas holiday last year. 



This 88-page book tells the story of the protagonist, who is forced to travel back in time to Thanksgiving in 1621 when a star at the top of a Christmas tree explodes. 



Helvik, who wanted many people to read, visited a nearby public library with his grandmother at the end of last year and secretly left his books on the shelf next to his novels.




Upon learning of this fact, Helvik's parents called the library to ask if they could return their son's book, but the library's response was unexpected. 



Helvik's mother said, "I thought the book my son had made would be in the lost and found. But the library staff were fascinated by the book. They liked the book itself as well as the creative story, so they wanted to keep it in the library," she told CNN. said to



The librarian who discovered Helvik's book for the first time said, "I thought it was very cute. I could see how much effort was put into making the book, and I fell in love with the sincerity." There were parts where grammar and spelling were wrong, but the child's imagination was really amazing," he explained.   




The library decided to register Helvik-kun's book as an official book instead of returning it.

Since then, the book has become one of the most popular books in the library.



According to the library, as of the 7th, 135 people are waiting to read Helvik's books.

Assuming that they borrow picture books for 4 weeks, the longest loan period, all 11-year loan reservations have been completed. 



The library said, "There are constant inquiries from publishers for publication, but it is not yet known whether the Helvik family has decided to publish it."  



Helvik, who received the 'Houdini Award' for young novelists at the library, told The New York Times, "I decided to become a writer after this event. I did. 



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