Eight-year-old from Eldorado Park Extension Two complete writing his first book
The book titled 'The Man Baby' is about a grown up who acts like a baby.
Dainon Van Wyk is an Eight-year-old from Eldorado Park Extension Two who has big dreams of becoming a well-renowned book author and illustrator. Van Wyk, who is currently in grade Three, has written his first book, titled ‘The Man Baby’.
“The book is about a person who acts like a baby but he is actually a man,” he said.
“After reading a bunch of books, I realised that most children books are actually about grown-up people so I wanted my book to be about both grown-ups and young children but emerged into one person. I think that everyone wants to always remember and even go back to their childhood,” he added.
Sonia Elie who many know as ‘Die Boek Feetjie’ has been helping the young author to complete his book.
“The storyline was his idea, I am assisting with the spelling and grammar, making sure there are no errors,” said Elie.
“I am an avid reader myself and I have been trying to encourage the youth of our community to read more so when I heard about Dainon I was so excited and couldn’t believe how much he has achieved at only Eight years old,” she added.
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Wesley and Michelle Van Wyk, who are Dainon’s parents said that they are both proud of their son.
“He started drawing pictures at a very young and after drawing he would tell us a story about the picture, and that is where the magic started,” said Michelle.
“It has been an overwhelming journey because he is only Eight but he is advanced and already has an idea of what he would like to do with his often, it’s very rare to see such talent at a young age. I am very proud of both my sons,” said Wesley.
Devough Van Wyk, who is Dainons older brother said that he is proud of his brother and wishes him well. “He is hyperactive and loves to play but when it comes to reading, he takes that very seriously,” said Devough.
Dainon has completed his first book and has started working on perfecting the book illustrations. “I have started with my illustrations on a computer at home, my cover has been completed. I am hoping to have my book published in the next few months,” said Dainon.
Eight year old also said that he encourages everyone to read more because it helps with learning new words and allows one to one’s imagination.
“In the far future I would like to bring my books to life, I would like to make movies out of them and me when I am older I want to write books for adults,” Dainon concluded.
Elie said that she appeals to the community to assist in finding a publisher that will afford Dainon the opportunity of having his first book published.
“There’s a long road ahead of us but we are ready to put in the work. After getting the book published we will work towards entering him into competitions,” said Elie.
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