Welcome to the Crowdsourcing Mornings segment! Every weekday morning, Geek Alabama talks about and features one crowdsourcing project from crowdsourcing sites such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and others. The hope with Crowdsourcing Mornings is to feature and help a project be successful and reach its fundraising goal. Please enjoy today’s featured project!
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A New Inclusive Families Children’s Book From the award-winning children’s author featured on CBSPhilly News.
It’s time to honor all diverse families.
Not every family is the same. Some families …
- … have children and others do not
- … have distinctive physical features
- … have parents of the same gender
- … wear unique clothing
- … have parents who do not live with them
- … have different customs and celebrations
But all families deserve to have their stories told. And all children deserve to see themselves and families that look like theirs in the books they are reading.
Some Families, All Families is a new illustrated children’s book in the Scoochie & Skiddles Inclusive Kids’ Books Collection. This book is a celebration of all diverse families. The goal is to create greater representation and visibility for many different types of families. The story uses simple language to describe characteristics of families. The text is then complimented by vivid illustrations of a wide range of unique family structures. The result is an easy-to-read story with captivating illustrations designed to effectively engage the book’s target audience – kids between the ages of 2-6. My goal is to tell a story that normalizes differences and honors a unique family type on every single page.
The book features a wide range of family types, including:
- a range of ethnicities and cultures
- mixed race families
- parents of different genders
- parents of same genders / LGBT families
- single parents
- grandparents serving as parents
- multi-abled family members
- and more
The story starts with an awareness of differences between Some Families and then moves the reader into a strong message of the experiences of All Families that unify us.
As of October 4th, this project has raised $765 of their $500 goal. This project has 8 days left to raise as much as it can. For a pledge of $15, you will get one PDF book. For a pledge of $35, you will get one hardcover book. To learn more and to pledge money, go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scoochiebook/some-families-all-families?
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