The Bear - A First Time Parent's Continuing Journey

A project in Montreal, Canada by Ryan Sohmer
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The second volume in a series of books for parents and children alike. Because parenthood is an on-going journey.
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Backers: 922
Average Pledge Per Backer: $59

Funded: $54,381 of $40,000
Dates: May 6th -> Jun 5th (30 days)
Project By: Ryan Sohmer
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June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Backer! We are down to the final hours and we just wanted to take this time to thank all of you for being a part of this! All of your kind comments and messages both here and on the Facebook page have meant the world to us! We would like to end... (Read More)

Bear Blankets!

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Backers!We've had a ton of demand for the Bear Blanket so we've included it as an add-on! You can get the blanket by adding $90 to your pledge. As always, you'll be able to indicate which add-ons you've paid for when I send out the Backer... (Read More)

The Bear Blanket!

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Backers!We hope that you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!  We've added a new reward level 'Mother's Day Level' that includes: volumes 1 and 2 of The Bear plus the new Bear blanket! The blanket is 160cm x 200cm and is a soft, warm fleece. The... (Read More)

Some new FAQs

May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Bear Backers!As always, Sohmer is sequestered in his office writing the strips that we all know and love, so it falls to me to send out the updates. We've added some info in the FAQ section so I thought that I would also post them here:... (Read More)

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