How a 4-year-old kid landed his first book deal
By John Kubisk
@JohnKu (2552)
July 23, 2020 2:34am CST
"Take off our jackets.
Hang them up
Take our gloves off
Take our shoes off
Put them where they're supposed to go.
You take off your brave feeling
Because there's nothing
to be scared of in the house:
No dark caves no monsters
no witches no bees no howling sounds
You don't need your brave anymore
Wash your hands
Eat lunch
Go get cosy"
(Quoting a poem by Nadim Shamma-Sourgen)
It's amazing to watch how some kids are able to reach jaw-dropping achievements in their young age, and this is one of them. The poem above is simple and yet inspirational. Kate Clanchy, a poet and teacher who had won Orwell prize, discovered Nadim's talent in arranging words in such a beautiful manner. Now, Nadim has landed a book deal with Walker Books, which will release his poem collection next summer.
Nadim Shamma-Sourgen’s words, evoking a ‘whole world full of hugs’, were spotted by the writer Kate Clanchy and will be published next summer
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@arunima25 (87852)
• Bangalore, India
23 Jul 20
Wow! that's amazing. The kid definitely has his way with words at such young age. 
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@arunima25 (87852)
• Bangalore, India
23 Jul 20
@JohnKu And glad that there was someone to spot it and put it in right place.
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