Could You Hug A Cactus?

A project in by Phillip Van Wagoner & Spencer Smith
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"Could You Hug A Cactus?" is a book of poems on forty pages,\nand painted illustrations made to be loved by folks of all ages!
Backers: 324
Average Pledge Per Backer: $65

Funded: $21,000 of $12,000
Dates: Aug 10th -> Sep 9th (30 days)
Project By: Phillip Van Wagoner & Spencer Smith
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Latest News

24 hrs left! 300 backers! Stretch Goal #2 [√]

September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you!Because of your generous support and your willingness to spread the word about Could You Hug a Cactus? we have had a HUGE past week! Note: We have only 24 hours left on the campaign so if you know anyone who might like to get an awesome... (Read More)

Stretch Goal #1 - Achieved!

September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
[√] AUDIOBOOKYou guys are amazing! We just hit our first Stretch Goal at $16,000 (and have continued to climb!) which means we'll be including an audiobook version of "Could You Hug A Cactus?" with every reward tier!  An audiobook for you! An... (Read More)

Almost to stretch goal #1! One week left!

September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey friends! Spencer and I have been incredibly busy these past couple weeks.  Thanks to all of your amazing support, we have almost reached our first stretch goal! We're about 800 away right now from $16,000! This is a big milestone because we'll... (Read More)

14,000 and counting!

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Guys! In only two weeks, we broke $14,000! That means we are halfway from that initial goal to our first stretch goal, one which will guarantee that everyone gets a digital download of the high-quality audiobook! You are all amazing, we appreciate... (Read More)

We Did it!

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
100%! Guys, this is incredible! In only four and a half days, Could You Hug a Cactus? has gone from a dream to a reality! When we started this project, it was important to us to make a high-quality book that will feel great to hold and last a long... (Read More)

Could You Hug a Cactus? Book Featured on Kickstarter

August 14th - via: adweek.com
Phillip Van Wagoner and Spencer Smith hope to raise $12,000 on Kickstarter for a children’s poetry book entitled Could You Hug A Cactus?. We’ve embedded a video about the project above. (Read More)

We're over 10,000! We're in Adweek! And "Buttons" is up! - What a great day!

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, backers! We wanted to send out an update to celebrate going over $10,000 on our Kickstarter campaign (in only 4 days!) But by the time you get this, we might be over $11,000!! At this rate, we'll be able to hit our initial goal this... (Read More)

75% in TWO AND A HALF DAYS! WHAT?

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
You are the best!! Guys, we just surpassed $9000 in only 60 hours! That is INCREDIBLE! YOU are INCREDIBLE! We'd like to let you know how humbling it is to be surrounded by such support and generosity. We're seriously running out of adjectives here to... (Read More)

An amazing two days!

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
You are all incredible! After only 36 hours, 90 (!) of you have pledged to help make this book a reality! I can honestly say that we are blown away by your support!  Keep an eye out over the next day or two as Spencer and I will be putting some more... (Read More)

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