You'll have to believe it, because the youngest writer to publish a book that's also sold in major stores is five-year-old Bella Jay Dark.
The girl, originally from Weymouth, UK, is recognized as the youngest writer in the world.
In late 2022, 5-year-old Bella published a book called The Lost Cat.
The main character, the cat Snowy, once went outside at night and got lost.
The story caught the attention of Ginger Fyre Press, and has since sold over 1,000 copies.
According to Records-world.com, the book is available at Waterstones and Amazon for $7.27.
It took five days to write the story about the lost cat.
The child made all the illustrations in the book (except one) himself.
According to the author, her work will help children understand that it is not a good idea to go outside alone or at night.
To register a record, a book had to be published commercially and sell at least 1,000 copies.
As a result, Bella broke the record of her predecessor Dorothy Straight, who wrote the book "How the World Began" at the age of 6.
This work was published by Pantheon Books in August 1964.
Among men, the youngest author is Thanuwan Serasinghe from Sri Lanka.
He published a book at 4 years and 356 days called Junk Food (2017).
