A Dog at the Zoo? - A Real Life Silver Lining Story
Created by Sarah Kathryn Frey
In this heartwarming story, you can see the zoo in an entirely new way—through the eyes of a dog. Will Alice Eloise make unlikely friends, from lions, to tigers, to bears? Oh my, it's sure to be quite the adventure!
Readers will follow along as Alice Eloise encounters a number of people, all of them in need of a reason to smile—so she steps in and becomes a silver lining for them.
This book holds beautiful animal illustrations kids will love, paired with a one-of-a-kind story of sweet friendships between a dog and everybody she meets - regardless of species! Follow Alice Eloise on her mission to spread joy everywhere her paws take her.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Just Stopping by with an Update!
about 1 year ago
– Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 06:27:57 PM
Hello, dear backers! We wanted to give you an update on the status of our book. We are SO CLOSE to completing the illustrations and design! Yay! We were actually right on track to meet our estimated delivery date of April. But as is so often the case with book production, there has been an unanticipated hiccup that is unfortunately extending our timeline a bit. It turns out that our printer completely halts production on new commercial projects this time of year in preparation for yearbook season. We were faced with 2 options: Either rush to complete and submit our files by mid-February, or have a new estimate delivery date in the summer. Ultimately we went with the latter option. We hate to report that there will be a delay, but believe that you would agree with our decision to prioritize quality over speed . . . After pouring so much love and time into this book, it simply did not make sense to risk errors by rushing just to get the books 3 months earlier.
It is such a delight seeing our hard work coming together so beautifully, and we are really excited for you to see it . . . Even if it is a bit later than we originally hoped!
Thank you so much for your understanding, and for all your support!
With lots of love and oodles of Doodle kisses 🐶💋
Sarah Kate and Alice Eloise
PS If you haven’t had an opportunity to complete your backer survey yet, you can follow the link below to provide all the details we need to know so we can get your order to you when the time comes! THANK YOU!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR KICKSTARTER BACKERS - Your Surveys Are On The Way!
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 05:46:45 PM
Our backer surveys are officially on their way! The surveys will be going out gradually, so in the coming days you should be receiving an email with your survey. It is very important that you fill this out, as it is where you will provide us with your mailing information and everything we need to know to fulfill your order once the books are printed. As always, please reach out if you have any questions at all! (And if you do not receive a survey, please send me a message so we can get you taken care of.) Thank you so very much, friends!
With lots of love and oodles of Doodle kisses 🐶💋
Sarah Kate and Alice Eloise
It's Party Time! - Thank You for a Magical Kickstarter!
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Nov 08, 2022 at 03:26:48 PM
Wahoo! Another successful Kickstarter is officially in the books! Not only has our print run been funded, but we are also able to donate over 100 book and plushie sets! We are so very grateful to all of you for supporting us . . . Together we have accomplished so much, and we could never thank you enough for that.
So what comes next? Kickstarter will be collecting payments from our backers over the next couple of weeks. Following that, we will be sending out surveys to to gather mailing addresses and other necessary information. So keep an eye on your inbox!
Thank you, again, for joining us on our zoo adventure. We couldn't do any of this without you!
With lots of love and oodles of Doodle kisses 🐶💋
Sarah Kate and Alice Eloise
Our Final Day on Kickstarter - THANK YOU!!!
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Nov 03, 2022 at 10:17:29 PM
This is it, guys! Today is our final day on Kickstarter! Thank you so much for all of your support this past month. We are very, very excited to share this new silver lining story with you! If you know anybody who may enjoy A Dog at the Zoo?, please share away today while they can still hop on the zoo train!
Thank you, again, for EVERYTHING!
With lots of love and oodles of Doodle kisses 🐶💋
Sarah Kate and Alice Eloise
Doodle Kisses For Everybody! - We Reached Our Stretch Goal! + Special Kickstarter Exclusive Perk!
over 1 year ago
– Sat, Oct 29, 2022 at 04:13:42 AM
Doodle Eskimo kisses for everybody! 🐶💋 WE REACHED OUR STRETCH GOAL!!! All in thanks to you, we can now donate plushies in addition to books! We are up to 70 sets to donate and counting! We have just a few days to go on Kickstarter . . . So let’s go spread more silver linings! Help us get the word out!
We also have a special new perk JUST for you! As a special thank you to everybody who has kindly supported us, I have created something fun exclusively for our backers. Our readers often ask me to sign their copies of our books . . . And I am always disappointed to have to say that the limited dexterity in my hands doesn’t allow me to do so. However, I am delighted to share that we have created an “autograph” sticker to go with every book purchased on our Kickstarter! Thank you SO MUCH to all of you who support us! We couldn’t do any of this without you.
