About this project
My Book
ABC is a children's book packed with quirky and charming creatures who want to help you learn the alphabet from A to Z! It's perfect for preschoolers and parents to share, and was written so that it has a lively rhythm when read aloud. ABC is currently available as a softcover book and as an app for iPhone and iPad.
My Goal
I poured a lot of energy into writing, illustrating, designing and self-publishing this book (not to mention learning how to program for iPhone) and I really want to get it out there so that more kids can read it! I want the book to make them giggle and hopefully help them with their reading. I'm not looking to make money from it. I'm actually using all of the profits to donate copies to children's hospitals.
Current Efforts
I'm currently selling the book via Blurb.com and the app is available in the App Store. It's selling at a slow but steady pace. So far, I've been able to donate copies to The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, the Children's Centre at Moorfield's Eye Hospital in London, England, and the Uday Foundation's Storytelling Program in New Delhi, India. I'm planning to send some more out in the next few weeks.
This Project
My hope is that this project will allow me to print and distribute as many copies of the book as possible. I'm really excited about giving them out as rewards for people who contribute to the project and I'm looking forward to sending out more copies to hospital libraries. If you have any suggestions for future donation recipients, please email me. Any support for this project would be greatly appreciated. Every little bit helps :)
More Info
Book Preview
http://www.blurb.com/books/1321593
App Details
http://itunes.com/apps/abcbypaulmcdougall
Reviews
"great fun to share"
Heather from theiphonemom.com
"finally, an alphabet book that doesn’t start with A is for Apple"
Julia from theipadkids.com
"your little ones will love the charming quirkiness of all the ABC creatures"
Cristi from padgadget.com
"adorable, not-so-scary monster characters and witty prose"
Jamie from bestkidsapps.com
"our favorite diamond of the moment"
Mike from playgrounddad.com
FAQ
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Funding Unsuccessful
This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on September 20, 2010.
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A copy of the ABC book, shipped anywhere in the United States or Canada.
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An autographed copy of the ABC book, shipped anywhere in the World. Plus the pleasure of knowing you helped to donate a copy to a children's hospital.
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An autographed book (shipped anywhere), an app (US only), and a tweet about how rad you are from @psmcdougall. You can also choose a children's hospital for me to donate a book to!
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I live in a world full of quirky creatures, friendly monsters and oddball ghosts. I recently wrote and illustrated an ABC book that features quite a few of them. It's now available on Blurb.com and in the App Store.
