Reading this story was a great way to end a long day. It's about a creative young boy who wrote and illustrated a story about Christmas and really wanted to share it with the world. He found a way to do it quite successfully. It's such a charming way to accomplish what any wannabe writer would kill for - a five year waiting list to read their book.
The staff librarians who read Dillon’s book agreed that as informal and unconventional as it was, the book met the selection criteria for the collection in that it was a high-quality story that was fun to read. So, Hartman asked Helbig for permission to tack a bar code onto the book and formally add it to the library’s collection.
Dillon’s parents enthusiastically said yes, and the book is now part of the graphic-novels section for kids, teens and adults. The library even gave Dillon its first Whoodini Award for Best Young Novelist, a category the library created for him, named after the library’s owl mascot.
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