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Discover›Children's Books›Mess Monsters
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Mess Monsters

Mess Monsters celebrates the joy of getting wonderfully lost in play and reminds readers that creativity can be messy in the best way.

Created by Amanda Thomas · Launched Jul 24, 2026 · Ended Aug 10, 2026
Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView archived on Kickstarter →
Final Raised
$4K
Goal $4K
Backers
51
48 data points
Final Funded
112%
Goal hit ✓
Ended
Aug 10, 2026

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Children's Books category average. This project has hit 112% of its goal, while the average live Children's Books project on Kickstarter sits at 25% (4.5× the category median).

Lens Score: 63 / 100 — strong potential. 24-hour funding growth of +1229.7% suggests sustained momentum.

Compare against 58 other live Children's Books projects →

Funding trend

48 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Jul 24, 2026Aug 10, 2026

Backer growth

View archived campaign on Kickstarter →

This campaign ended Aug 10, 2026. Pledging is closed; we keep the historical funding curve and final stats here for research.

Funding curve story

late surge

Hit goal in week 3.

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

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LENS SCORE
63/ 100
Strong potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion112%
Backers51
Days running16d
Staff pickNo
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