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LOUD SHOUTS AND SALUTATIONS! We'll give you a nice big shoutout on Facebook! You will also receive all project updates and our sincere gratitude for being involved.

I HUMBLY THANK YOU. We will send you a custom-made Shakespeare-themed animated e-card and mention you on our website. And the above.

AS FAIR A' FRIDAY! As a member of MOMS WITH APPS, we are happy to offer this special deal: on Friday June 8 (app Friday!) ONLY you can help support our project AND pre-order the iPAD APP for only $7! NOTE: THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE HIGHER PLEDGES.

O, THIS CELEBRATION! For the FIRST WEEKEND OF JUNE ONLY, a SPECIAL OFFER to celebrate all the wonderful publicity we've received - for a pledge of $8 we will send you A DIGITAL PRODUCT OF YOUR CHOICE - you could ask for the iPad app, or the eBook, or the album... NOTE: THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE HIGHER PLEDGES. Hurry! Offer ends June 3!

IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE... Play on! We will send you the digital music album - ideal for playtime or long car rides. Plus all of the above.

BY THE BOOK. All of the above + the full-colour eBook (for your iPad, Kindle Fire, or even your computer) so that you and your child or favourite young person can read along with the songs.

HERE, KISS THE BOOK! Yes, you will be the proud owner of a first edition copy of the hardcover book + CD! This will be a beautiful object, a real keepsake, and hot off our first run! You will also receive all of the above, plus an "I backed KinderBard" button.

COMPLETE IN FEATURE. All of the above + our flagship INTERACTIVE APP (iPad only) complete with animated illustrations and spoken actual quotations from Shakespeare.

DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE. We will send you an extra copy of the first edition hardcover book + CD so that your kids don't fight over the first one, or so that you can give it as a gift to a loved one... (plus all of the above and an extra button!)

...AND CARRY BAG AND BAGGAGE TOO! First come, first served: your hardcover book + CD will come in a beautiful EXCLUSIVE CANVAS BAG "handmade in Paris" using a cotton & linen blend Japanese designer fabric (Echino) with the logo "I backed KinderBard". You'll also receive the shoutout, e-card, the mention, button, digital music album, eBook, and interactive app.

FROM MINE OWN LIBRARY WITH VOLUMES. A special bundle for old school analogue book lovers... You will receive FIVE copies of the book + CD... and nothing else! US shipping included. Please add $25 for international orders.

GIVE US BOLD ADVERTISEMENT! 3-month ad subscription on our KinderBard website and some shoutouts on Facebook and Twitter for your brand or project or just for you (you'll also get the e-card, the mention, button, digital music album, eBook, hardcover book + CD, and interactive app).

HERE COMES MY MESSENGER. Another very special offer: your hardcover book + CD will come in a beautiful EXCLUSIVE MESSENGER BAG "handmade in Paris" using Japanese oil cloth (Echino). This is a sturdy, water-resistant, and highly fashionable item! You'll also receive the shoutout, e-card, the mention, button, digital music album, eBook, and interactive app.

IS IT YOU WHOSE VOICE I HEAR? Join our talented cast of voice actors, and have your own voice featured in the app, reciting a quotation from Shakespeare, and receive full credit for your efforts! Plus you'll get the shoutout, e-card, the mention, button, digital music album, eBook, hardcover book + CD, and interactive app.

A SERIOUS BUSINESS. You will receive an Associate Producer credit on the interactive app, one year ad subscription on both our KinderBard and Little KinderBard websites and regular shoutouts on Facebook and Twitter for your brand or project or just for you. You will of course also receive the e-card, the mention, digital music album, eBook, hardcover book + CD, and interactive app. And we'll throw in an armful of buttons!

DOG WILL HAVE HIS DAY. In all of Shakespeare's plays, only one dog features on stage, and we've made a song about it! If you send us a photo of your dog, your dog will be forever immortalized in words and pictures across all our books and apps, and appear in the credits! (And you'll get the shoutout, e-card, the mention, button, digital music album, eBook, hardcover book + CD, and interactive app.)

THE GREAT ACHILLES! Send us a photo of your son or favourite young boy, and his likeness will be immortalized as Achilles from "Troilus and Cressida" in the song "Butterflies" in all our books and apps. For all posterity! His name will also appear in the credits. PLUS you will be the proud owner of BOTH the exclusive handmade items: the CANVAS BAG with logo and MESSENGER BAG. (You'll also get the shoutout, e-card, the mention, button, digital music album, eBook, hardcover book + CD, and interactive app.)

THE NOBLE IMOGEN! Send us a photo of your daughter or favourite young girl, and her likeness will be immortalized as Imogen from "Cymbeline," riding a horse with wings! You may add a male loved one (brother or father) and they will both appear in all our books and apps and in the credits. PLUS you will be the proud owner of BOTH the exclusive handmade items: the CANVAS BAG with logo and MESSENGER BAG. (You'll also get the shoutout, e-card, the mention, button, digital music album, eBook, hardcover book + CD, and interactive app.)

HOW DOES MY GOOD LORD HAMLET? Send us a photo of your son or favourite young boy and his likeness will be immortalized as Hamlet. You may add a departed male loved one (such as grandfather or uncle) and they will appear together in the song, "Alas poor Yorick." They will appear in all our books and apps and in the credits. PLUS you will be the proud owner of BOTH the exclusive handmade items: the CANVAS BAG with logo and MESSENGER BAG. (You'll also get the shoutout, e-card, the mention, button, digital music album, eBook, hardcover book + CD, and interactive app.)

THE SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTER. Send us photos of father and baby girl, and their likenesses will be immortalized as the Old Shepherd and the lost princess from "The Winter's Tale," and they will appear in all our books and apps and in the credits. PLUS you will be the proud owner of BOTH the exclusive handmade items: the CANVAS BAG with logo and MESSENGER BAG. (You'll also get the shoutout, e-card, the mention, button, digital music album, eBook, hardcover book + CD, and interactive app.)

KIND JACK FALSTAFF, TRUE JACK FALSTAFF, VALIANT JACK FALSTAFF. Send us a photo of your son or favourite young boy and his likeness will be immortalized as a young Falstaff. You may also add up to two girls (they're playing hide and seek in the song "Dirty Laundry"). They will appear in all our books and apps and in the credits. PLUS you will be the proud owner of BOTH the exclusive handmade items: the CANVAS BAG with logo and MESSENGER BAG. (You'll also get the shoutout, e-card, the mention, button, digital music album, eBook, hardcover book + CD, and interactive app.)

FAIREST CORDELIA! Send us a photo of a father and up to three daughters, and their likenesses will be immortalized as any of King Lear, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia! They will appear in all our books and apps and in the credits. PLUS you will be the proud owner of BOTH the exclusive handmade items: the CANVAS BAG with logo and MESSENGER BAG. (You'll also get the shoutout, e-card, the mention, button, digital music album, eBook, hardcover book + CD, and interactive app.)