"This kid moved several of our staff members to tears at once, and we didn't expect him to be able to say such a sentence. ”
On April 23, World Book Day, Xing Yan, a staff member of Shangshufang Haihuigang Store of Xinhua Bookstore in Henan Province, told reporters that 11-year-old Xiaozhi is an autistic child, and usually, he can't even speak clearly, but on the day of the event, he tried hard to tell everyone: "I hope that every different child can experience the same joy of reading." ”
On the same day, Henan Xinhua Bookstore Shangshufang Haihuigang Store, together with the Party Branch of Sino-British Life Insurance Henan Branch, Haihuigang Commercial, Erqi District Huiai Social Work Service Center and Xinhua Education's "Shuyan Shuyu" launched the "Walking with the Star Road - Caring for Autistic Children Public Welfare Reading Club". The event invited 10 "Children from the Stars" to help them find joy and confidence in the world of books.
In this activity, the bookstore staff carefully selected the book "Walking Chicken" for the children, and guided them to read it together with the community workers. "We hope that children can find joy in reading and feel the warmth and care of society. Xingyan said.
The event not only provides a platform for reading, but also a space for spiritual communication, and the children spend a good time with other children in the company of books.
In the future, Henan Xinhua Bookstore will continue to cooperate with all sectors of society to launch more public welfare activities in various forms and rich contents, contribute to the development of social welfare undertakings, and make unremitting efforts to build a scholarly Henan and promote cultural inheritance and innovation.
Source: Henan Youth Times, Dongfeng News
Reporter Xu Duhan
Trainee Editor: Wu Chenjie
Proofread by Yang Yang
Reviewed by Tian Zhen