Boys Don't Fly, a children's picture book for young readers

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Cassie Ehrenberg
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Boys Don't Fly is an illustrated children's book about a young boy searching for adventure with his animal friends in the jungle.
Backers: 152
Average Pledge Per Backer: $54

Funded: $8,137 of $5,000
Dates: Mar 7th -> Apr 7th (31 days)
Project By: Cassie Ehrenberg
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Latest News

Thank you!

April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Here’s one last update for all of our awesome backers before the campaign ends tonight (at 9 pm PT). All backers who are getting a hardcover copy of the book will receive a bonus Boys Don’t Fly launch bookmark specifically created for this... (Read More)

Final Days

April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone, Hope your week is off to a great start! I have to say that yesterday felt like a pretty lucky day for us. For one thing, the Kickstarter campaign got to this exact amount: Lucky sevens! And the number of video views on our main project... (Read More)

We hit our stretch goal!

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys!Just a quick update from us that we met our stretch goal - the digital audio book is officially happening! Here's Ryan's updated stretch goal graphic on that: So as long as you are getting a digital copy of the book (or a higher rewards... (Read More)

Home Stretch!

March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone, We almost can’t believe it but this is the last week of the Boys Don’t Fly Kickstarter campaign. Time has gone by really quickly and we want to thank all of our backers for making this dream possible! If you’ve been checking on... (Read More)

Behind the Scenes: when Boy meets Elephant

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone, We hope that you had a wonderful weekend! Ryan and I did, and we did a lot of work on Boys Don’t Fly. We submitted a PDF of the book to a printer on Friday (it was approved!), and we ordered a proof copy. It’s currently in... (Read More)

Just over two weeks left (aka “the campaign is half over”)

March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone, We hope that you’re all having a wonderful week and wanted to give you a quick update on our progress for Boys Don’t Fly. Ryan was hard at work over the weekend finalizing illustrations and doing clean-up. He also did another run of... (Read More)

Behind the Scenes: Character Development

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! Before we head into the weekend, Ryan and I wanted to share another behind the scenes video with you. This one focuses on the development of the main character, Boy, and his grandmother. Ryan had started the illustrations by using a... (Read More)

One week down!

March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone, We hope that your week is off to a great start! We wanted to share our first week’s milestones with you. Last Tuesday morning, March 7, we launched our campaign for Boys Don’t Fly on Kickstarter. The campaign met and exceeded its... (Read More)

Behind the Scenes with Astronaut Frog

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey BDF backers! Have you ever been curious about how an illustration (or animation) goes from concept to finished piece? Today we wanted to share a behind the scenes video on how Ryan developed Astronaut Frog from our first backer update. Ryan uses... (Read More)

Stretch goal 1 revealed!

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Just wanted to let everyone know that we've been working on stretch goal ideas for the past few days and it’s time to reveal the first one.   [drumroll please]   A digital audio book! Here are some quick bullet points:   When our project total... (Read More)

Thank you for a successful launch!

March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00   Wow, you guys! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of your support for Boys Don’t Fly! Never in our wildest dreams did we... (Read More)

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