An 8-Year-Old Wrote a Book and Hid It on a Library Shelf. It’s a Hit.

Dillon Helbig, a second-grader from Idaho, wrote an 81-page book about his “Crismis” adventures. Now other children want to write stories..


Dillon Helbig, a second-grader in Boise, Idaho, created a rich tale about Christmas and time travel. It’s in high demand at a local library and has inspired other potential juvenile authors.Credit...Susan Helbig

Feb. 1, 2022, 5:30 a.m. ET

During his Christmas break, Dillon Helbig, an 8-year-old boy from Boise, Idaho, wrote a book that he wanted everyone to read.

He had spent a long time on it — four days to be exact — and filled 81 pages of an empty journal with a richly-illustrated tale about how he gets transported back in time after a star atop his Christmas tree explodes.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/books/crismis-book-school-librar...

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