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A Smile for Pete: A Children's Halloween book

A Halloween Tale About Finding Your Smile

Created by TJ Derrick · Launched Jul 11, 2026 · Closes Aug 10, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$2K

Goal $8K

Backers

45

4 data points

Funded

26%

Of goal

Time Left

28 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Children's Books category average. This project has hit 26% of its goal, while the average live Children's Books project on Kickstarter sits at 41% (37% below the category).

Early Momentum: 25 / 100 — low potential. Project is in its first 36 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

4 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Jul 11, 2026Jul 12, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

late surge

Did not reach goal during the campaign window.

Late-surge pattern — momentum built up in the campaign's second half.

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EARLY MOMENTUM

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25/ 100

Low potential

Project is too new for 24h trend data. Score is based on funding velocity per hour, backer signups per hour, and staff-pick early signal.

Hours since launch36h

Funded so far26%

% per hour0.72%

Backers45

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$14K

Predicted to fund 175% of goal

○ Low confidence (early)

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Children's Books category average. This project has hit 26% of its goal, while the average live Children's Books project on Kickstarter sits at 41% (37% below the category).

Early Momentum: 25 / 100 — low potential. Project is in its first 36 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

Compare against 47 other live Children's Books projects →