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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:

We Did it! Thank You All So Much!!!
about 2 years ago – Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 05:35:49 AM



Thank you all so much for your support in making My Body Beeps come to life. I have a meeting with Arlene Soto, the fabulous Book Designer this morning to discuss the design and will be able to set up the files shortly after a proofreading edit by two wonderful editors Val and Stacey Gittens to make sure everything looks just right. 

I am so excited to be able to soon get My Body Beeps into all of your hands as well as to be able to donate copies to families with diabetes. I put out a small post on a parent group for Type 1 about contacting me if they would like a copy but can't afford it and already had a family reach out to me. 

Thank you!
Katie Lockwood and Family

We are less than $100 from our goal!!!
about 2 years ago – Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 11:00:56 AM

                              


                   Who is going to be the one to make us reach it?!?


Currently stalled At 57% Funded - I know we can do this! Thank you everyone for your support!
about 2 years ago – Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 08:03:42 AM

We are so close to being 50% Funded. Can you help get us there?
about 2 years ago – Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 12:57:55 PM

Hello!

My Body Beeps is coming along so nicely. I have been meeting with my wonderful editor putting the finishing touches on the backmatter + educational pages and fine tuning some of the text and in a couple of days we will be officially passing the files off to the fabulous book designer to work her magic in putting it all together. I've been struggling on the text for the last page of the story - when Katie reconnects with mom after moms been worried and looking all over for her but Im starting to feel more confident about how its coming together.

We only have 14 days left in the campaign and I'm starting to get a bit nervous about getting to our goal. With such a short campaign and with BackerKit being an all or nothing funding model - it is so important that if people would like to support the project that they do so soon. Please support if this project speaks to you - every amount pledged really helps and please share out to your family, friends, and communities.

Thank you all for your support!
Katie



25% Funded Already - Thank you all for showing up for children with diabetes!
about 2 years ago – Fri, Sep 06, 2024 at 12:39:03 PM

25% of the way funded already - Thank You all so much for showing up for diabetes representation in kidlit!!!




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