The Journey Continues
Who am I?
Hello, Hello, Hello! I'm Kellie and I write books. I am from California and I have a background in communication, journalism, theater and business. I am very passionate about books, reading and writing, so I created LJ the Little Knight: the Battle of Autism book series. I am so grateful for the L-O-V-E so many of you have shown as I completed books 1, 2, and 3. It has been an amazing journey, but I want to keep going.
What’s this campaign all about?
With the creation of the books, I wanted to find a way to package the books and put them into a beautiful collector's box. I also want the books to grace classrooms and land in the hands of awesome children everywhere. Your contributions will help us get more books published, boxed sets produced and help us raise awareness about autism, kindness and inclusion.
What's in the box? I thought you'd never ask.
Cool merchandise like puzzle piece scarf, a notebook, a pen, a pin, stickers and of course the 3 books!
Early reading is important and children’s books are for everyone. They are books that entertain and teach lessons to those listening to the story as well as those who are reading. These beautifully written and illustrated books are just waiting to get onto book store shelves, schools and more. They open up the conversation about different-abilities and teach kindness, awareness, perseverance, determination, family, inclusion and love.
For those new to the LJ the Little Knight story, this book series is about an adorable 6 year old boy who deals with the daily challenges of living with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Our only son is autistic and we have to communicate on a much different level, but seeing the world through his eyes has helped me write these books and there is so much more to share.
What We Need:
We need to raise $3,000
The funds raised for this campaign will be used for:
1. Printing and Shipping Costs - boxes and books
2. Marketing Materials
3. Software and Website fees
4. Promoting books to get the boxed sets into classrooms around the nation
That’s about it. We are really trying to promote the boxed set, so a push is all we need.
We are so grateful for your visit here and thank you for your contributions. Please see the Perks section to your right and you will see what you get for each donation level.
Pleas help us reach our goal so we don't have to go back to the drawing board.
The Impact
Your donations will help us get the boxed sets into the community, libraries and schools. Kindness matters, so why not help us promote kindness and understanding of "different-abilities" to our youngest readers. You will be contributing to our dream of raising awareness of many complex issues that impact us all, but also allowing new authors to reach for the stars to make an impact. Knowledge is power and the more we reach, the more we teach.
Risks & Challenges
The risks and challenges involved are the competition. There are many publishers small and large, but because Rolling Wheels Publishing, our publishing company, is focused on the urban area market, we do not have as much support in getting our completed works to the masses. We think there is a great chance that because of the uniqueness of our audience, this idea could definitely work.
Another challenge we face is electronic media is so readily available that people aren’t buying as many paper books, but we want to change that concept and get more people to read tangible books and especially get them to read earlier. The idea of early reading leads to more reading of books for children, who become readers as teens and this fundamental carriers over into adult readers. By having our books printed on recycled paper, we hope that people will want to buy more. Saving the environment is also very important to us.
Other ways you can help
We understand that not everyone has the ability to share the love monetarily, but here are a few ways that we will be more than grateful if you contributed:
Follow us on social media, Like, Share and Love LJ the Little Knight
Page: https://www.facebook.com/ljthelittleknight/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LjTheKnight
LJ the Little Knight is on Instagram: @LJ_the_Little_Knight
If you wish to contact us via email: ljthelittleknight@gmail.com
The website has been launched and you can learn more about us and what we do by going to http://rollingwheelspublishing.net
Again, Thank you so much for stopping by. As my Little Knight LJ says, "Come back soon."