My product safety brain will hate me if I don’t mention to make sure to get information on the adhesive used for any stickers! Kids are going to stick them on their face, and you don’t want your book successs to be impacted if a bunch of kids get rashes 
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Thank you 
I will make sure they are kid face friendly lol
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This was such a cool read! So interesting to learn how the sausage is made.
The first thing I thought of was my 7 yo niece. She’s a complete bookworm who loves animals and wow…the illustration looks just like her! She just got (pink) glasses a few months ago and is a little self conscious of wearing them. She will LOVE this!
I filled out the form on your site but please shoot me a DM when this is available in case I miss the email!
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Really awesome story and project @Slade! Happy for you and your wife to see the vision come to fruition 
I may have to purchase it once it releases!
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Will do! That is so unique that the illustration of Kelly looks just like your niece <3
Our target audience is a age demographic between 2-8. Kelly is actually drawn to look around 8 years old! so very cool haha
I can’t wait to get this book into people’s hands and into their homes 
I will 100% post here as well as send out a mass email about the upcoming date of release for the book!
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Thank you @camrok37
I will post here and give regular updates to this thread when things come to fruition.
Right now I am working on the sticker sheet for the book as an extra value add on for people that purchase. We are thinking the book will be exclusively hardback versions, it will come with a sticker sheet, signed by my wife and I, and it will run for $19.99 + Ship.
Again I will update the thread as more things come about :]
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Was cool to see the progress of the character design and artwork. I hop it’s a success! The tone and style of writing and art are great!
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Thank you Xileets! Our illustrator did a fantastic job on making K&E’s world come to life 
An inspirational that was always in the back of my head when creating this book was the book series I grew up with, Curious George. Those stories were always so alive to me and I think partly was due to the illustrations. Nothing was “standing still” in between pages. There was always a reaction to every action, a consequence to every decision. that’s what I strived for when thinking through every page and illustration.
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Wow, this looks amazing the story and how it portrayed seems perfect for a kids book, the illustrations are great as well you, your wife, and the illustrator did great on this I hope that it has great success
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Thank you bud :] They did a great job!
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Update!
A sticker sheet has been created and printed that will come along with the first 100 books that we sell 
I thought it would be great for our demographic of a younger demographic that the book is tilted for.
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Just really great idea! I can’t wait to get this for the little people in my life!
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Update:
The Books are HERE! 
We haven’t released this information publicly yet, but the books are finally in hand after many revisions and logistic problems, the books have been made and are in hand
I can’t wait to start shipping these out to friends and family by the start of next week!
Along with the purchase of our book, the first 100 people to order the book gets a free sticker sheet that will pair along well with the young readers of this book. As I have been made well aware, little kids LOVE stickers!
Kendal and I will also sign the book as well before shipping
For payment for this book, we are charging 19.99 plus 4.99 shipping to anywhere inside of the US. For outside of the US, we will calculate the cost for you. We will put the book on eBay eventually, but first, we will accept payments through PayPal (or other payment types that you may have).
PM me for may questions about this!
Excited to share this milestone with all of you guys 
I will be emailing those who signed up for the pre order news tomorrow about more information on purchasing our book 
!
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Looking forward to it!
Edit: The gecko tail texture in ‘Ellie’ is a nice touch 
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Congratulations!!!
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This is so wonderful! Congratulations on such a fun accomplishment. You should be so proud of yourselves!!
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Thank you @Mr.Garrison ! More info Monday. Busy Weekend 
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Thank you <3 Lots of hard work the past couple of years
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Thank you @Swinub Appreciate the kind words
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The Book is LIVE 
(I had to do the open mouth Youtuber reaction of course for the meme)
I posted a wall of text to Facebook, but will summarize it here instead:
Presenting: Ellie & Kelly - A Pirate themed Dress-Up Adventure
Story created by my creative and beautiful wife, illustrated by the very talented and gifted Manurro, and I had the unique opportunity to help bring the book to life.
The story features a creative and fearless young girl named Kelly as she faces the world of imagination with her best friend at her side Ellie, her trusted & keen Tangerine Leopard Gecko!
This has been a 3 year creative journey for Kendal and I and we couldn’t be happier how the book turned out!
After rigorous testing with friends and family with their small children, we decided to include a sticker sheet with the book as we all know, kids LOVE stickers! These sticker sheets will be given out free with a purchase of a book. We are also signing the first 100 copies of the book sold. So far we are in 1 store selling in person at CreationPet in Woodstock:
8265 GA-92, Woodstock, GA 30189
Surprisingly it is rather difficult to get a new book into a book store so instead we started to look at reptile stores! CreationPet is the first to showcase the book in their store for the Reptile loving community in Woodstock, GA. The majority of the books will be sold on eBay and will be the easiest to get yours if you are farther away.
How do I purchase a copy?
Glad you asked, we will be selling it in store at the Woodstock location and on eBay, but if you live closer to us and wanted to save some cash, you can purchase the book directly from us by messaging me and using Paypal. The book will cost $20 and will be signed (for the first 100 copies) by us and will include a cute sticker sheet for your enjoyment.
2nd Option:
You can Email us at: KellyandElliebook@gmail.com
We take Paypal, Cashapp, or Venmo for direct purchases. If needing to ship, add $5 to the total. Once purchased, let us know you address to ship the book and sticker sheet to!
This means a lot to us and we couldn’t be happier with how the book turned out. I hope this book inspires creativity from your little ones in your life or even from yourself. No matter your age, imagination and the desire to create is what makes us human. It shouldn’t be kept inside of oneself but outwardly expressed to others to inspire creativity in this ever so dreary world.
Thank you for all the support in those whole process. Can’t wait for you all to get this book in person
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