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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:

It's Party Time! - Thank You for a Magical Kickstarter!
about 2 years 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!!!
about 2 years 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!
about 2 years 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.

With lots of love and oodles of Doodle kisses 🐶💋

Sarah Kate and Alice Eloise

70 Books to Donate and Counting! + Stretch Goal #4: PLUSHIE DONATIONS!
about 2 years ago – Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 01:42:25 AM

Hi there, friends! Thanks to all of you, we are up to 70 books to donate and counting! How amazing is that?! And we are very excited to announce our next stretch goal: If we reach $12,000 earned, we will be able to donate plushies along with all of those books! I really hope we can make this happen. Please help us spread the word so we can spread as many silver linings as possible! Thank you so very much for all you are helping us accomplish!

With lots of love and oodles of Doodle kisses 🐶💋

Sarah Kate and Alice Eloise

Announcing Stretch Goal #3 . . . Which Is Not So Very Far Away!
about 2 years ago – Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 11:31:31 PM

We are less than $500 away from unlocking our next stretch goal! Thank you so much for bringing us this far during our first 2 weeks on Kickstarter! With our first book, a stretch goal allowed us to add extra pages to the back of our book . . . And are we ever glad! It has been so gratifying to hear kids and adults alike share how much they have valued this added educational material and the “story behind the story.” And so, we are excited to share that our next stretch goal would allow us to do the same! Readers could look forward to learning more about the real-life service dog team, and what it’s actually like to be a dog at the zoo!

Thanks again, friends! We could not do any of this without you. We are excited to see what we can accomplish during the remaining 2 weeks of our Kickstarter!

With lots of love and oodles of Doodle kisses 🐶💋

Sarah Kate and Alice Eloise