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Kelly Davis Beckley recently launched a campaign to help fund the publishing and distribution of her children’s book, “Faith, the Ugly Dog” (The Adventures of Buzzardillopossum).
Beckley’s book is a heartwarming story of a sweet, and yes, ugly, little dog as she overcomes the hurtful actions of others to realize her true beauty and strength in life.
The illustrated book showcases Faith, a Jack Russell Terrier with a skin disease that has left her with no hair on her head, her tail or her ankles. Some have said that Faith is an ugly dog, but Beckley and Faith refuse to believe them.
As Beckley explains, the book conveys the true essence of humanity by teaching others to look beyond the normal stereotypes in life, so that they may seek and appreciate the inner values of those around them.
“My goal is for the reader to forge a common bond with Faith who will inspire them to feel better and be more confident about who they are on the inside,” Beckley said. “My main goals for the book are to empower children to love, respect and believe in themselves in order to make the world a better place, provide an opportunity for adults to share an open dialogue with children about Faith’s message that it’s OK that people look different on the outside, and to inspire readers to see the world from Faith’s unique perspective.”
Beckley and her rescue dog are asking for donations to fund the project to publish a book that will motivate children everywhere to love, respect and believe in themselves, regardless of what they look like on the outside
Beckley’s goal is to publish and distribute the book to children with cancer, children who might be victims of burns, children with a physical deformity or even children who are subject to bullying, so that they might benefit from the fundamental message of the story and help them through any difficult life journey.
She also would like to distribute the book to many rescue shelters.
In return for participating, funders are offered gifts as a thanks. Higher-level funders also will have the opportunity to receive a reading by the author (with Faith in tow) at their children’s school; lunch for four with the author at a local Seattle restaurant; and an opportunity for their pet to become a character in a future book in the anticipated Adventures of Buzzardillopossum book series.
To learn more about the funding campaign and to pledge support for the book, visit the Kickstarter page at www.kickstarter.com.
Project updates and other information can be found at www.facebook.com and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/FaithTheUglyDog.
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