“Pages to Plush: While Your Books Print, Enter to Win a First-Edition Lolly Rose Doll!”
We’ve been busy stitching the next piece of our dream: Lolly Rose Dolls—plush companions designed to bring comfort and quality back to little hands (and yes, grown-up hearts,...
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Leigha Huggins / Heather Lean
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Here’s the headline and update you deserve :)
Hi wonderful—and extremely patient—Animal World backers, (I finally figured out how to access this update on Backerkit again :))
The final, perfectly-sparkled files are app...
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Leigha Huggins / Heather Lean
3 months ago
Thank you all so much for your patience — this has truly been the project of never-ending delays!
Thank you all so much for your patience — this has truly been the project of never-ending delays!
But… I’m thrilled to share that we are officially submitting our final file...
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Leigha Huggins / Heather Lean
6 months ago
Update; Survey coming soon! Be on the lookout!
Happy New Year, everyone!
We hope each of you is filled with excitement, dreams, and passions to pursue this year, starting with a fresh canvas for 2025!
We’re beginning ou...
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Leigha Huggins / Heather Lean
8 months ago
Another illustration finished and we are so excited to share!
Hello, wonderful supporters!
We’re thrilled to share a little behind-the-scenes update with you. We just received one of our new illustrations, and we are so excited a...
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Leigha Huggins / Heather Lean
10 months ago
Update on our final illustrations that are arriving over the next month!
Hey amazing souls who helped bring our project to life!
We just wanted to take a moment to say a big thank you for all your support! We started hiring illustrators out of pock...
We’ve been busy stitching the next piece of our dream: Lolly Rose Dolls—plush companions designed to bring comfort and quality back to little hands (and yes, grown-up hearts, too). To share the excitement, we’re giving away five Lolly Rose dolls!
Lolly Rose Giveaway
I brought a sample Savannah Rose home “for research” and ended up keeping her on my own nightstand (okay maybe in bed). Turns out a soft, perfectly plush hug works wonders on your inner child.
Enter by July 7, 2025. We’ll announce winners the next day.
Thank you again for backing our very first steps. Someday we hope to pair mini storybooks with every Lolly Rose doll—turning pages and plush into lasting memories.
Good luck in the giveaway, and may the perfect doll find the perfect home—whether that’s a child’s arms or your own cozy corner.
Hi wonderful—and extremely patient—Animal World backers, (I finally figured out how to access this update on Backerkit again :))
The final, perfectly-sparkled files are approved, and Animal World is now in production!
Why the extra wait?
Perfection matters. Last week’s proof was gorgeous, but the glitter was too enthusiastic. One final tweak and every shimmer now lands exactly where it should.
Global teamwork. Artists on three continents—and a last-minute review from our local children’s-library specialist—polished every page. You have been instrumental, too. Thank you!
Where we are now
Milestone Status Presses rolling | (glitter & all) Freight to warehouse | 8–10 weeks Mail-out to you | Immediately after arrival
A tiny “thank-you” bonus
While the books print, we’re stuffing envelopes with a small, skunk-inspired surprise (adorable, promise!). Look for that happy mail soon.
From our hearts
Your patience funded extra illustrations, upgraded materials, and that just-right sparkle. Because of you, Animal World became the best version of itself—and we’ll pay forward everything we learned to future indie creators.
Wishing you a joyful rest of summer. We’ll share exact shipping dates as soon as the pallets leave the factory.
Thank you, thank you, thank you—more love (and glitter) coming your way soon.
Thank you all so much for your patience — this has truly been the project of never-ending delays! But… I’m thrilled to share that we are officially submitting our final files to print this week!!!
We’re beyond excited to finally bring this project to life. As soon as the books land, we’ll be shipping them out to all of our amazing BackerKit supporters — with a little extra love, some surprise goodies, and a huge dose of gratitude.
We couldn’t have brought this vision to life — or paid our incredible illustrators — without your early support. Thank you for believing in us from the very beginning.
It’s been a whirlwind of busyness behind the scenes, and we’re diving even deeper into the dream! Heather and I recently decided to apply to a business entrepreneur bootcamp/documentary series — and we’re flying to Tulsa, OK this Monday to take part!! Eeeek! ✈️🎥
Wish us luck as we step into this new adventure, ready to grow, learn, and stretch in all the ways that feel aligned. We’ll be sharing our journey along the way, so make sure you’re following us on Instagram for updates, behind-the-scenes moments, and whatever magic unfolds:
If you’d like to check out all of our incredible illustrations and meet the artists behind them, I’ve been sharing their work, interviews, and links on Instagram — and I only have two more shout-outs to go! Be sure to scroll through and give our talented illustrators a follow. They’ve poured so much heart into this project.
And if you haven’t already, come follow our next exciting chapter — Lolly Rose Dolls — where quality meets comfort in a new kind of companion. We’ve got some big momentum happening, so stay tuned:
Life has a beautiful way of nudging us beyond our comfort zones — and this team is so ready for the challenge. We’re all-in on growth, heart, and taking bold leaps in the name of a dream.
We hope each of you is filled with excitement, dreams, and passions to pursue this year, starting with a fresh canvas for 2025!
We’re beginning our year with a bang of gratitude and couldn’t be more thankful for our journey and the intentional books we’re creating. Speaking of which, we’re so close to the finish line! We’re hoping to have everything ready for print before the Chinese New Year. Depending on our finished files and the cutoff date, we’ll decide if we can get these beautiful books in the next few months. We’re hopeful for either March or May (or worst case scenario ... June).
Keep an eye out for the surveys being sent out so you can confirm your pledge level (or add anything additional). We are still ordering our hardcovers, even though we didn’t reach our $11,111 goal, so if you want to add something small, a little help goes a long way!
Be sure to confirm your shipping address and let us know your kiddos’ names that you’d like added next to a firefly on the end sheets of The Animal World book!
Thank you for all your support in helping us get this book off to the printers! You are paramount in making this dream a reality, and I promise that as we grow, we’ll have special things in store for you as a token of our gratitude.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you, from our hearts to yours! Heather & Leigha
We’re thrilled to share a little behind-the-scenes update with you. We just received one of our new illustrations, and we are so excited about how this parade of elephants turned out! Seriously, how stunning is this fantastic artwork by the talented Melanie Darling Art? You can see more of her creations here: Melanie Darling Art on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/melaniedarlingart/
We’ve been working hard to pull everything together, fine-tuning the words as the illustrations come in. We’re down to just four more pages to complete before everything is ready to send to print—so exciting! Thank you so much for helping us push this book past the finish line. We can’t wait to share it with you! (Our estimated timeline is to have the books in hand and ready to ship by the first quarter of 2025.)
Surveys will be going out soon—just as soon as we finalize all the back-end setup. Stay tuned!
And most importantly: Happy Holidays! May your rainbows always be worth the storms.
