In the early 1960s, a four-year-old girl named sat down and, in a single evening, answered one of life's most profound questions: "Who made the world?". What began as a heartfelt response for her grandmother blossomed into a literary milestone, earning her a place in the Guinness World Records as the youngest commercially published female author. A Childhood Creation

Born on May 25, 1958, in , Dorothy was only four years and three months old in 1962 when she wrote and illustrated How the World Began . Her mother, Belinda Booth Crompton , had asked the question that sparked the project.

Dorothy's answer was a whimsical blending of biblical themes and everyday objects. In her vision, God created the jungle and wild animals, but also smaller, practical things like , birds, and bees. Reviewers from Kirkus Reviews later praised the work for its "refreshing use of color" and the authentic way it captured a child's focus on their immediate surroundings. The Path to Publication

Hardcover (collectible editions often found on Amazon). A Remarkable Family History