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My Body Beeps!

Created by Acorn Cottage Press

Acorn Cottage Press provides authentic and empowering disability representation in picture books and toys. My Body Beeps! Growing Up With Diabetes is a picture book geared towards children ages 4-8 with a paired handcrafted linen doll of the main character Katie with matching sensor and insulin pump.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

My Body Beeps Books are at the Port!
over 1 year ago – Sat, Mar 01, 2025 at 11:25:01 AM

I'm hoping that the books will arrive to my house in the next couple of weeks and then they will be in the mail to all of you wonderful backers! I'll send out an update when they arrive.

Thank you for all of your support!

Katie Lockwood

The books are printed!!! Hoot Hoot!
almost 2 years ago – Sun, Dec 29, 2024 at 05:13:09 PM

Happy Holidays! I received a note from the printer that My Body Beeps! is now printed and I will be getting 15 copies in about a week. I paid a premium to have these copies air flighted to me.

Since this is my first time using this printer, I want to make sure that the books look amazing before I send them the final payment. The printer has been sharing photos and videos and everything looks great. A bonus is that I will have 15 early copies - let me know if you would like one of them! Probably the easiest way to let me know is send me a message on Instagram @acorn_cottage_press. They have advised that it will be 6-8 weeks following me sending them the final payment for the shipment of books to arrive. So sometime in February the books will arrive and I will be able to send out the rest of the shipments.

Samples Enroute!
almost 2 years ago – Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 01:01:17 PM

Samples of My Body Beeps are on their way from the printer and will arrive in just a few days - SO WILD!


Also, the doll artist sent me photos of Lila's Custom Doll - Lila was the winner of our raffle and Lila's doll as well as all of the Katie + Josh dolls will be in the mail to me soon!

Well This Is All Pretty Kool To See!!!
almost 2 years ago – Mon, Nov 04, 2024 at 05:15:58 PM












My Body Beeps! is LIVE on Amazon (Ebook and POD Paperback)
almost 2 years ago – Wed, Oct 30, 2024 at 12:08:14 PM

I struggled about when to make the amazon paperback available... I was torn because I want my BackerKit backers to get their packages before everyone else BUT...I also want ALL children + families to be able to easily get a copy (esp outside of the US). As many of you know, when up against a diagnosis, especially a new diagnosis, you are grabbing at resources - looking for anything and everything that can help. I was shocked while doing research on other titles about diabetes to find that there are ZERO picture books that have been traditionally published.

November is Diabetes Awareness month and my hope is that putting My Body Beeps! into the world will help to raise awareness of Diabetes but more true to my heart, is to give children with diabetes a book that is real, a story that they can truly see themselves in, that shows the everyday frustrations but also the joy that exists in living a full life with diabetes.

Diabetes Awareness Month takes place in November in honor of the Nov. 14 birthday of Dr. Frederick Banting, who discovered insulin in 1921. November 14th is also World Diabetes Day.

For those that are directly impacted by this condition, we know how important it is to raise awareness but also how important it is to support everyone affected by it, not just on a particular day or month but every day of the year, because there is no break for those affected by it.



Here is the Amazon Link. The ebook will be free from Nov 1-3 and on Nov 14th. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKVNP82Z If you download the free ebook, the biggest thing you can do to support this book reaching families that need it is by leaving a review on Amazon + Goodreads.

If you are an international backer and purchased the book, I will be sending you a copy of My Body Beeps! in the next week via Amazon. Anything that can fit in a stamped envelope will be coming later once I am ready for overall fulfillment. *If you purchased a doll as well, then I will be waiting until I have the offset printed copies and the dolls ready to send you a package. This is how I am able to do international shipping of the book for only $5 - shipping a book through the mail internationally is $25+, if you would prefer the offset version, I can let you know the shipping cost. *If you are a US backer and do not want to wait for the offset print run - which will take 2-3 months, send me a message and I can send you your copy through Amazon as well.*