Hello, everyone! I want to take some time today to tell you about a kickstarter for a special children’s book called The Present is a Gift by Elchanan Ogorek.
The Present is a Gift teaches children about mindfulness using animals. As you can read on Ogorek’s kickstarter page, these animals teach the readers about several aspects of mindfulness, including:
- Living in the moment
- Being curious
- Paying attention to the little details
- Accepting yourself
- Staying focused
- And more!
On top of these lessons, each animal demonstrates a different yoga pose. As you can see in the picture below, they also provide useful facts for the reader.
Perhaps the best part of this book is the author himself. Elchanan Ogorek is not only a father but also a social worker. As such, he genuinely wants to help young readers and teach them how to apply mindfulness to their lives. That way, they can become happier, more relaxed, and more grateful adults later.
You’re probably wondering why Ogorek has started a kickstarter for this book. What costs could a children’s book incur?
All $5,000 are going to one of the most frustrating yet satisfying parts of the writing process: publication. The money raised from this kickstarter will help to publish, market, and distribute The Present is a Gift.
We all know how pricey indie publishing can be, even for the simplest books. However, I think this book is worth the money and effort. I’ve always been a very anxious person; it’s only gotten worse in adulthood. I think that, like everything children encounter at an early age, this book could instill values and habits into its readers which will help them deal with stress and anxiety later on. I, for one, want the next generation to be a lot less wound-up than mine.
To learn more about The Present is a Gift and contribute money for its publication, check out the kickstarter campaign. But you should hurry–there’s only 11 days left in the campaign!
If you know about any worthy book-related kickstarters or charities, please e-mail me at thewritersscrapbin@gmail.com and it might be featured in a future post.
Designed by Stephanie Hoogstad circa 2011