Danny and the Portal of the World is a fun story of imagination and adventure authored and illustrated by a 7 year old, David T. Lee. He was born in Massachusetts. This book was released in August 2011. It contains 12 chapters, approximately 4,500 words and a lot of detail illustrations. In David's own words: This is the story of Danny Tom Ed, a portal and a lot of relatives. They come together when Danny slips and falls into a portal and meets his relatives. This story also chronicles about a mystery rock later to be found a short cut for Danny to return home. He also finds that this portal also interferes with time and soon find himself standing in a sun-lit bedroom only to find his mother saying, "Danny you almost late for school," and suddenly he realizes that the time had moved along. And you must read on to find how Danny, the portal and his relatives come together into their own lives. Below are a few recent reviews of the book: From the Assistant Principal of a Massachusetts public elementary school David is currently attending: "I read his Danny and the Portal of the World story and marveled at his use of language. He is so descriptive and uses such sophisticated structures and vocabulary. He certainly has a talent for writing, and I love that he feels so passionately about writing " From the Head of Children's Services of a public library in Massachusetts: "Very impressive, David I really enjoyed reading your first book and look forward to the sequel. Thank you for sharing." From April Jones Prince, a children's book author and freelance editor who lives in Massachusetts: "I was happy to read "Danny and the Portal of the World" and discover David T. Lee's vivid imagination. The story has so much action, and there is obviously a very creative and fertile mind behind it. For example, I love the Inventions Famous Ingredients Store David has a fabulous vocabulary and terrific use of details. He also did a great job choosing which moments in the story to illustrate; the illustrations of the 4,982 jeeps and SUVs and the amusement park are especially wonderful. All in all, a great achievement " From Nellie Putur, author of Nine Stories: "I just read Danny and the Portal of the World by David T. Lee and thought it was so good It was really entertaining to read and he has a really good vocabulary for a second grader I'm definitely looking forward to Part 2 and can't believe he published so young."