David Zinn, who was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has a special hobby since he was a child - he likes to read cartoon children's books, especially the cute cartoon animals in the books. The more I saw it, the more I wanted to draw. He begged his mother to buy some children's drawing books, and after finishing his homework every day, he copied a picture from the books. Although self-learning to draw is very hard, it also brings him a lot of unexpected fun, especially when one cartoon character is born under the pen, this kind of unparalleled satisfaction cannot be replaced by anything.

With the growth of age, David's hobby also intensified. He quietly saved the pocket money given by his parents, bought paper and pens from the stationery store, and used his spare time to draw with pleasure. Gradually, he painted better and better, and his works became more and more numerous. One weekend, as usual, David flipped through a famous cartoon picture book in the library. Looking at this exquisite book, he thought: "If only I could publish a children's book."

It was from then on that David had his dream of creating a children's book. However, an excellent children's book should not only have solid drawing skills, but also be accompanied by interesting stories. So, after graduating from high school, David applied for the creative writing major at the University of Michigan.

Four years of college went by in a flash. When David, after graduating, found a bookseller full of hope with his carefully drawn works and expressed his dream with great enthusiasm, the bookseller did not even read his works. At a glance, he said directly: "Publish a book? No problem, but a book needs at least 10,000 US dollars. You pay, and we can publish it for you immediately. After the book is published, you will be responsible for the sales of the book."

The bookseller's words rang in David's ears like a thunderclap. After an unknown amount of time, he finally regained his senses and returned to the street in a daze, with a helpless look in his eyes.

He walked endlessly on the street, and when he was tired, he sat down on a seat by the side of the road. Inadvertently, a damaged road not far away caught his attention. Among the row upon row of high-rise buildings, this damaged road that was too late to repair was particularly abrupt, and even pedestrians who were in a hurry did not forget to dodge and evade. "It's like my dream is broken and no one cares about it." Suddenly, a thought arose in his mind, maybe I can use the chalk in my hand to make this broken pavement beautiful.

In the beginning, it was just a few simple strokes to outline a simple little animal, but as he drew, David could no longer stop his brush. He bought colored chalk and charcoal in various colors and carefully fulfilled his dreams on the broken pavement everywhere. Gradually, David's street chalk drawings developed from simple cartoon animals to a series of tense or delicate stories. The canvases also go from the streets to abandoned buildings, half trains and even tall billboards.

However, it is not only dangerous to paint on abandoned buildings, but also to be aware of the people who oppose the creation of the street from time to time. Although the laws of Ann Arbor allow street graffiti, there are still many people who think that street graffiti is detrimental to the city's appearance. Whenever he encounters such opponents, David always takes the trouble to talk about his dreams to convince the other party. This persistence is 29 years.

Due to the difficulty of saving street chalk paintings, David would take pictures with a camera after each creation. Finally, one day, when there were too many paintings to save on a computer, he decided to upload some of his works to the Internet.

Everything is so unexpected yet so natural. Overnight, David's fans exceeded one million, and his creative technique of subtly integrating cartoon animals into the background has won many supporters, and many fine paintings have been forwarded by countless netizens and media. Some netizens said after seeing his works: "Walking on the street, my eyes are always drawn to the cute little animals in the corner, watching them or sitting leisurely on a reclining chair to read a book, or Holding a top hat and tilting my head to salute pedestrians on the side of the road, my heart was instantly healed, and even the city became alive."

David is red. Soon, booksellers came to the door, hoping to publish his works in a collection. The dream he's been working on for decades has finally become a reality.

David, who realized his dream, did not stop his steps. In addition to creating on the street every day, he also teaches free classes for children's studios opened by the community, and donates the published children's books to schools and libraries in need, in order to inspire more people to work hard to realize their dreams.

Dreams are sometimes far away and sometimes very close. David Zinn tells us with his 30 years of experience: as long as you work hard to realize your dreams, one day you can turn your dreams into reality.

David Zinn, who was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has a special hobby since he was a child - he likes to read cartoon children's books, especially the cute cartoon animals in the books. The more I saw it, the more I wanted to draw. He begged his mother to buy some children's drawing books, and after finishing his homework every day, he copied a picture from the books. Although self-learning to draw is very hard, it also brings him a lot of unexpected fun, especially when one cartoon character is born under the pen, this kind of unparalleled satisfaction cannot be replaced by anything.

With the growth of age, David's hobby also intensified. He quietly saved the pocket money given by his parents, bought paper and pens from the stationery store, and used his spare time to draw with pleasure. Gradually, he painted better and better, and his works became more and more numerous. One weekend, as usual, David flipped through a famous cartoon picture book in the library. Looking at this exquisite book, he thought: "If only I could publish a children's book."

It was from then on that David had his dream of creating a children's book. However, an excellent children's book should not only have solid drawing skills, but also be accompanied by interesting stories. So, after graduating from high school, David applied for the creative writing major at the University of Michigan.

Four years of college went by in a flash. When David, after graduating, found a bookseller full of hope with his carefully drawn works and expressed his dream with great enthusiasm, the bookseller did not even read his works. At a glance, he said directly: "Publish a book? No problem, but a book needs at least 10,000 US dollars. You pay, and we can publish it for you immediately. After the book is published, you will be responsible for the sales of the book."

The bookseller's words rang in David's ears like a thunderclap. After an unknown amount of time, he finally regained his senses and returned to the street in a daze, with a helpless look in his eyes.

He walked endlessly on the street, and when he was tired, he sat down on a seat by the side of the road. Inadvertently, a damaged road not far away caught his attention. Among the row upon row of high-rise buildings, this damaged road that was too late to repair was particularly abrupt, and even pedestrians who were in a hurry did not forget to dodge and evade. "It's like my dream is broken and no one cares about it." Suddenly, a thought arose in his mind, maybe I can use the chalk in my hand to make this broken pavement beautiful.

In the beginning, it was just a few simple strokes to outline a simple little animal, but as he drew, David could no longer stop his brush. He bought colored chalk and charcoal in various colors and carefully fulfilled his dreams on the broken pavement everywhere. Gradually, David's street chalk drawings developed from simple cartoon animals to a series of tense or delicate stories. The canvases also go from the streets to abandoned buildings, half trains and even tall billboards.

However, it is not only dangerous to paint on abandoned buildings, but also to be aware of the people who oppose the creation of the street from time to time. Although the laws of Ann Arbor allow street graffiti, there are still many people who think that street graffiti is detrimental to the city's appearance. Whenever he encounters such opponents, David always takes the trouble to talk about his dreams to convince the other party. This persistence is 29 years.

Due to the difficulty of saving street chalk paintings, David would take pictures with a camera after each creation. Finally, one day, when there were too many paintings to save on a computer, he decided to upload some of his works to the Internet.

Everything is so unexpected yet so natural. Overnight, David's fans exceeded one million, and his creative technique of subtly integrating cartoon animals into the background has won many supporters, and many fine paintings have been forwarded by countless netizens and media. Some netizens said after seeing his works: "Walking on the street, my eyes are always drawn to the cute little animals in the corner, watching them or sitting leisurely on a reclining chair to read a book, or Holding a top hat and tilting my head to salute pedestrians on the side of the road, my heart was instantly healed, and even the city became alive."

David is red. Soon, booksellers came to the door, hoping to publish his works in a collection. The dream he's been working on for decades has finally become a reality.

David, who realized his dream, did not stop his steps. In addition to creating on the street every day, he also teaches free classes for children's studios opened by the community, and donates the published children's books to schools and libraries in need, in order to inspire more people to work hard to realize their dreams.

Dreams are sometimes far away and sometimes very close. David Zinn tells us with his 30 years of experience: as long as you work hard to realize your dreams, one day you can turn your dreams into reality.