What is Broc and Cara's Picnic Party?
Broc and Cara's Picnic Party is the first book in the Real Food Adventures series - A new series of children's books by author Dave Wilson, which aims to make fruits, vegetables, and all other aspects of healthy eating fun and exciting for young kids.
Broc and Cara’s
Picnic Party will
be a full color, fully
illustrated hardcover book, sized 12 x 9 inches and 32 pages long. It features beautiful hand-drawn illustrations by accomplished children's book illustrator, Melissa Bailey.
Who Are Broc and Cara?
Broc and Cara are the creation of Dave Wilson, a single father and budding children's author in Victoria, BC. Dave wanted a fun way to encourage big kids like himself and
little kids like his son Sam to eat more veggies. Broc and Cara hope to put some cartoon glamour into
the produce section!
They are intelligent, cute and playful, and all they want to do is encourage healthy eating habits in all of us. These cartoon characters truly care about the well-being of children everywhere!
Dave recognized how his own upbringing was affected by the cartoons, mascots, and marketing of the processed food industry, and sought to create a healthy alternative. He hopes that Broc and Cara will encourage his son, and children around the world, to eat their fruits and vegetables, so they can live longer, healthier lives.
Help us Accomplish our Dream for Kids!
Our
dream
is a world filled with healthy messages in books from many different authors. Broc and Cara hope to inspire healthy memories around food, friends and family fun. These healthful memories will influence our kids’ food choices for their entire lives, and help them see where our food comes from! Wouldn’t it be wonderful as an adult to constantly crave healthy homemade meals and snacks! This is our dream for the children of today.
Help Broc and Cara Contribute to the Larger Real Food Movement!
This project is Dave's passion. It has been easy for him to put time and money into seeing Broc and Cara come this far. If you would like to see Broc and Cara’s message succeed, please check out the Perks to the right - Sharing this campaign is also a great way to help Broc and Cara by clicking on the Share button up top!
Where is My Money Going?
Dave has already paid for the printing up front in order to get the book printed in time for Christmas. We will begin shipping the books from the 6th through the end of the campaign on Dec 16th. We have hired a professional shipping company that uses UPS. All books will be tracked and arrive within 2-4 days from their ship date. So far, Dave has spen
$17,500:
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$7,000 on illustrations
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$7,000 to get the first print run of 2,000 copies
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$3,500 on Business Development (Website, Social Media, Marketing Research)
The money raised from this campaign is to cover the cost of printing only, and any extra funds will be applied to helping pay the other costs outlined above. If we raise well beyond our goal, well, Dave already has four more books in the series written and ready to be illustrated, and he'd love to get started on getting those into your hands ASAP :)
The Broc and Cara Postcard!
What Do I Get for Donating?
We have several great perks! In addition to the actual print copy of the book, you can also get the official E-book, in the format of your choosing. You will also receive a special Broc and Cara postcard, signed by Dave, and featuring Melissa Bailey's incredible artwork.
Any perk that includes printed copies of the book can also have an additional copy added for an additional $20 (which is the retail price)
** PLEASE NOTE: If you live outside Victoria, please manually add an additional $10 for shipping to your donation!
We are also offering a limited amount of custom illustrations from Melissa Bailey:
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For $250, she will create a version of the below image, with your child's face! She will then sign it, and send you the ORIGINAL copy!
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For $350, you will get a
9x18
inch one of kind, signed, re-painting of any illustration from the book! This isn't simply a print, it's a hand painted re-creation by the illustrator herself!
Your kid's face here - Our $250 perk! Melissa Bailey will draw you a custom illustration of your child with Broc and Cara!