Temos Macacos? - Got Monkeys? | Children's Book

Temos Macacos? - Got Monkeys? | Children's Book

Got Monkeys? We "Got Monkeys", but it's a secret! If you have them don't use your fingers to pick them up and never put them in your mouth... It's disgusting! A Children's Book ...

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Got Monkeys? We "Got Monkeys", but it's a secret! If you have them don't use your fingers to pick them up and never put them in your mouth... It's disgusting! A Children's Book to have fun with!

There are a few things that everyone has, but no one dares to talk about.The monkeys are so dirty, messy, in one word, DISGUSTING! At least that's what mothers tell their children. And it gets worse when we pick them up with our fingers, look at them, rool'm into tiny balls, or even worse when we put them in our mouth. No mother likes to see big fat monkeys. But seriously everyone has monkeys (where I live is the name we give to boogers) so it was about time we taught adults and children to see them with an open mind, and dedicate an entire book, top to end, to this controversial theme.

"Temos Macacos? - Got Monkeys?" is a book to have fun with, where monkey have the lead role climbing, jumping, swinging in some vines, just being naughty, so naughty that they risk everything, leaving their big families behind and explore the world facing the unknown. Read the story of this monkey... And beware, there are monkeys everywhere, even when you don't see them, they can be looking in the tip of your nose!

This book that has yet to become, started just like a monkey, a very small idea inside a mind used to read tons of children's books. That idea came crawling down and slowly getting bigger, and just when it was passing near the nose it pulled a vine that lit the light: it became a bright idea. That light shined bright enough for the hands start drawing and painting. Just before we run out of trees (for many sheets of paper used trying to conceive the monkey) it finally appeared and with it came another and another and another...then came the whole family and the story appeared.

Until now, the road was made between the mind and the hands, and many friends with minds and hands of their own working together to create a path. But there's a step missing in this books completion it still has to jump to new and bright sheets of paper, have a hardcover and become many to visit one thousand homes. It's hard, isn't it?

That's why we now need your minds and hands and most of all your hearts to make this book come to life so you can say in the future that you are a part of this.

Are you ready?

Let's do it!

 

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About the author

Joana Espiñal, author of this book, has a Fine Arts degree.

Since very young she made friendships with papers, pencils and pens.The paints and brushes came later on but filled a very special place in her heart, but it was only, when working with children, that she learned her favourite colour was colourful...

Illustration came later on, hidden inside an already famous watercolour box that spoke with her inner-child.. Together they are inseparable, they discover worlds full of characters dwelling in their own stories they never knew that existed!

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Budget and due dates

Stories take their time to make, they go from our minds to our hands and then to the paper, they require love, time and patience and are a very low budget project. Books aren't like that, they are less demanding, almost everything can be made by machines, but machines require electricity, inks and expensive sheets of paper. That's why we need your help!
To print, in a Portuguese company, 1000 copies of this book with 40 pages, using recycled paper 140g (we can't afford to use more trees), sewn with yarn, reinforced gutter and hardcover (so it can endure enough small hands handling), we will need €3500
The book is ready to print. So I expect to have the book ready for shipping sometime in the first quarter of 2016.

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    1 Bookmark with the name every helper!

    As a simple thank you is not enough, we send a bookmark staring our monkey and your name along with the other helpers will be forever engraved so that you can show it proudly and rejoice of being a supporter of the books first edition. (Shipping value will be calculated according to the destination country)

    2 backers

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    1 Book "Temos Macacos" (Portuguese version + translation sheet) + 1 Bookmark

    Beside the fact that you will earn a bookmark showing that you are a supporter of the books first edition. You will also be one of the first to recive a signed copy of this book (Portguese version + translation sheet), paying less than the cover price! A must do deal! (Shipping value will be calculated according to the destination country)

    6 backers

  • Invest with
    25€ or more

    2 Book "Temos Macacos" (Portuguese version + translation sheet) + 2 Bookmark

    If one book is good two is better, we couldn't let pass the oportunity to gain two copies of this story. God things are to share! Obviously both books are sign and go allong with respective bookmarks... Can you imagine the joy of offering a book with a bookmark that has your name has one of its helpers? It's a charme, isn't it? (Shipping value will be calculated according to the destination country)

    6 backers

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    2+1 Book "Temos Macacos" (Portuguese version + translation sheet) + 2+1 Bookmark + A3 Poster

    I think we went nuts on this one... 2+1? Yes, there are those who cannot help and those who can't even afford to own one copy of the book... Here's a solution, you will receive 2 signed books and two bookmarks, and you offer one book and one bookmark to a library of your choice, so those who cannot buy this book can still read it! Of course your generosity will be rewarded with A3 size Poster featuring our favorite monkey, so you can show it! Great idea, wasn't it? (Shipping value will be calculated according to the destination country)

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    1 Book "Temos Macacos" (Portuguese version + translation sheet) + 1 Bookmark + 1 Puppet (20'')

    For those who like to act accordingly and aren't afraid of doing monkey business: a sign book, a bookmark with your name has a supporter and a puppet monkey (20''), so you can bring the story to life and be prepared to create new adventures. You will have your own original Monkey (Booger)! How about that! (Shipping value will be calculated according to the destination country)

    1 backer

  • Invest with
    250€ or more

    20 Books "Temos Macacos" (Portuguese version + translation sheet) + 20 Bookmarks + Book Presentation Session

    For classrooms, friends, birthday parties, libraries or someone who really enjoys monkeys we have a very special offer: 20 sign books and 20 bookmarks with special delivery (this value doesn't include travel expenses) and a Book Presentation Session with the author, her friend pupet monkey and Monkey coloring pages for everyone... A big monkey business... Are you up for it?

    1 backer

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O Macaco volta a luta! - "Temos Macacos?" - Nova Campanha

Antes de mais agradeço a todos os que acreditaram no Macaco, no entanto, por ainda sermos poucos o projeto não foi financiado e os vossos apoios foram-vos devolvidos. O Macaco ...

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06/01/2016

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Thu, 17/12/2015 - 16:22

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O Macaco começa a abrir caminho em Portugal e já estão muitas estantes à sua espera! Como forma de agradecer aos que já apoiaram e incentivar os que ainda estão na dúvida sobr...

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  • Joana Espiñal

    O Macaco volta a luta! - "Temos Macacos?" - Nova Campanha

    Antes de mais agradeço a todos os que acreditaram no Macaco, no entanto, por ainda sermos poucos o projeto não foi financiado e os vossos apoios foram-vos devolvidos.
    O Macaco nunca desiste e continua a querer ser um livro, por isso contactamos outras empresas e conseguimos novos orçamentos. Desta vez a campanha é por patamares, quanto maior for o valor angariado maior a qualidade da copia que recebem, por isso, peço-vos para redirecionarem o vosso apoio para a nova campanha: http://ppl.com.pt/pt/prj/temos-macacos-livro-infantil e para partilharem esta mensagem com os vossos amigos.
    Juntos vamos fazer do Macaco um livro!
    Obrigada!

    Joana Espiñal

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  • Joana Espiñal

    Querem ver o livro inteirinho em versão digital?

    O Macaco começa a abrir caminho em Portugal e já estão muitas estantes à sua espera!
    Como forma de agradecer aos que já apoiaram e incentivar os que ainda estão na dúvida sobre as qualidades deste macaco, aqui fica a versão integral do livro "Temos Macacos?", para lerem, relerem, enviarem para os amigos, comentarem e partilharem. Até 6 de Janeiro, temos de correr Portugal, dão-nos uma ajuda?

    Vejam o e-book completo aqui: http://pt.calameo.com/read/0043948225631e58e7893?authid=ohOJZi5crFt4

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Meet the people helping this dream come true

  • Elsa Santiago

    28/12/2015 - 22:45

  • Gonçalo Paiva Dias

    22/12/2015 - 22:27

    Excelente iniciativa! Parabéns!

  • Maria José Almeida Santos Neto

    22/12/2015 - 09:49

    Nunca devemos desistir dos nossos sonhos quando acreditamos nas nossas capacidades para fazer feliz alguém!

  • Fernando Paulo Araujo

    20/12/2015 - 13:08

    Desejamos que consigas!! Queremos ver o livro publicado.

  • Ana Brochado

    17/12/2015 - 14:11

  • Margarida Mariz

    15/12/2015 - 11:36

    ADORO a história e as ilustrações!!! Quero um livro para mim por isso espero mesmo que seja publicado!!! :)

  • Esmeralda Maçarico

    09/12/2015 - 12:55

    Espero que consigas realizar este projeto.

  • Joana da Silva Pinto

    08/12/2015 - 18:51

  • Nuno Rolo

    03/12/2015 - 09:14

    Continue o excelente trabalho Joana. :)

  • Marta Vieira Dias

    02/12/2015 - 11:09

    Adoro os bichos (macacos)

  • Anonymous

    30/11/2015 - 14:35

    As histórias lidas e contadas ligam gerações e criam memórias inesquecivéis que enriquecem o nosso património e aumentam o nosso amor próprio e autoconfiança.

  • Anonymous

    30/11/2015 - 12:31

  • carla espiñal

    24/11/2015 - 15:12

    Boa sorte!!!

  • Joaquim Espiñal

    21/11/2015 - 13:41

  • Isabel Iglesias

    20/11/2015 - 19:48

    Joana, espero que consigas! A ideia é gira e as ilustrações também!

  • Vera Espiñal

    16/11/2015 - 20:39