Do you consider yourself quite the bookworm? Or perhaps you’ve made it one of your goals to start reading more—be it in fiction, non-fiction or even the latest beauty magazine. If so, then you may have someone to compete with… and she’s only four years old.
This young girl, named Daliyah Marie Arana, lives in Georgia, US and was just named Librarian of the Day by Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. Why? She’s already read over 1,000 books. How is this even possible? Her mother weighs in on that question by saying that she read considerably to Daliyah while she was pregnant and that the young girl would listen to her older siblings reading out loud. This clearly had a very big and positive impact on Daliyah, as it was evident that she was not content with listening to stories, but rather—reading them herself.
Just before her third birthday, she successfully complete her first book by herself. It was then that her parents enrolled her in the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge, so that they could keep track of her reading and progress. This young girl completed the challenge in one year and still plans to read a further 500 books before attending kindergarten in the fall.
Due to Daliyah’s amazing ability, she was invited to the Library of Congress in order to celebrate her achievements. She was given a tour of the world’s largest library and sat in on some very important meetings. Additionally, she even made a suggestion as to how to encourage young children to read more. She said that the library should include a whiteboard in order for kids to practice their writing skills. It’s clear that this young girl is definitely going places!
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