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Ruby and the Off-Road Rally

Created by Lisa Ferland

Looking for a fast-paced adventure with a fearless girl lead? Ruby races. Scout navigates. But they’ll need more than speed to finish the rally—they’ll need each other. 📚 Great for ages 5–8 🚙 Perfect for kids who love jeeps, dirt, and friendship-fueled fun 🌵 Includes themes of teamwork, problem-solving, and resilience

Latest Updates from Our Project:

93% funded! Ruby's in the homestretch now...
over 1 year ago – Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 10:29:27 AM

"Ruby descends into the final stretch of the rally. She stops with her tires in the burning sands gazing at the broken finish line ribbon in the distance."

We want to send a HUGE thank you to every person who has backed the campaign already! The extra gas in Ruby's tank has gotten her this far, and we are so grateful!

If you're reading this and haven't yet backed the project, now is the perfect time to bring Ruby across the finish line - just click on the blue Back It button on your screen.

A little update: 
  • 206 books pre-ordered
  • 82 books donated
  • 10 vehicles will be customized in the book itself! So much fun!! We can't wait to see what vehicles end up in the rally!
  • We had a meeting today with a toy consultant who expanded our visions for Ruby's world. Very fun to see where we can take her!



Other ways you can help:

1) Share the campaign to your Facebook page (there's a handy button below to do this)
2) Go to your off-road/overlanding enthusiast FB groups, Jeep clubs, and rally competitors and let them know about the campaign and encourage them to watch the video.
3) Engage with this post with a like/comment
4) Engage with polls that are associated with this project as all engagement helps move our project up on BackerKit and makes our project more noticeable

If you'd like a bit of text to copy/paste to send to someone in an email, message, or on social media, feel free to use this below:

🚗📚 Ruby and the Off-Road Rally is an exciting new children’s book that’s all about adventure, teamwork, and the thrill of off-roading! Check out their fun video for how they are introducing kids to rallying. 🏁
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/lisa-ferland/ruby-and-the-off-road-rally

As always, thank you so much!
Lisa and Julie

74% funded!! Help us create Ruby's arch nemesis!
over 1 year ago – Mon, Sep 09, 2024 at 02:08:19 AM

Happy Monday! We are so grateful to have 73 backers participating in our rally to get Ruby and Scout across the finish line! We are very close to reaching our funding goal, so thank you to everyone who has gotten us this far! We are continuing to reach out to families, librarians, outdoor enthusiasts, and nature lovers to get this story in as many kids' hands as possible.

To celebrate, we are inviting backers to vote on Ruby's arch nemesis' characteristics in the polls below. In Ruby and the Off-Road Rally, Ruby finds her main competition stuck in the sand and has to decide whether to rescue her, or leave her. What type of vehicle should she be? Is she a rover, SUV, or a vintage 4-wheeler? If you'd like to propose a name, leave one in the comments! 

We want backers to help us shape the book, so please weigh in and let us know! 

You all have been so wonderful sharing the campaign to Facebook, which has helped us reach new people! Thank you so much! 

You all are amazing!
Vroom, vroom!
Lisa and Julie

Launch Day Update - Secure your spot in the book!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Sep 05, 2024 at 03:17:22 PM

Wow! Launch day is always so exciting and I'm absolutely blown away by the energy and enthusiasm around Ruby and the Off-Road Rally!

In just a few hours, we are already 38% the way to our goal, and 4 backers have customized their 4-wheeler in the book! There are only 6 customizable 4-wheelers left, so if you want to be IN the rally with Ruby and Scout, then be sure to pledge today here!

Here are some mid-launch day stats for you!

  • 53 books pledged, 29 books donated - you all are amazing!
  • 28 new backers, 5 returning backers - thank you, everyone!! 
  • $1500 pledged so far! - Amazing!!
  • 5 hours spent on TikTok live chatting with readers - phew! I'm tired! 

Thank you for all of the pledges and shares! We can't get across the finish line without you!

If you haven't yet pledged yet, there is still time to get an extra copy for FREE as we are still in the BOGO timeframe.  Click here to pledge 

Thank you all for being so supportive! :-)