An eight-year-old girl named Heidi VanSumeren lost all her books last month when her family’s home burned down in Parma, Michigan. But then a children’s author named Bob Shea was speaking at her school a few days later, and asked if he could post something about it on Twitter.
He’s not super famous, but he wrote a book called “Dinosaur vs. Bedtime” that’s pretty popular. So he posted her school’s address, asked his 4,000 Twitter followers to send Heidi some books, and she’s already gotten HUNDREDS of them.
A bunch of Bob’s friends are children’s authors too, so they’ve been sending signed copies of their books. And she’s also gotten a new desk, a chair, a bookshelf, and a bunch of school supplies to replace the ones she lost. (Here’s a video of some of the packages she’s gotten so far.)
Her mom says it’s been a great lesson for her that even when bad things happen, there might be something good right around the corner. And one of Heidi’s teachers posted a video where Heidi thanks everyone for helping her out.
Whoa. #BooksForHeidi @bobshea #wsdpanthers https://t.co/vXqOj1SwoH
— Mr. ©olby Sharp (@colbysharp) March 28, 2016
Dear @bobshea and friends, (a message from Heidi) #BooksForHeidi pic.twitter.com/rSB0mJak22
— Mr. ©olby Sharp (@colbysharp) March 29, 2016
