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THE ILLUMINATED OZ: The Emerald City as a Vibrant Art Book

Name: THE ILLUMINATED OZ: The Emerald City as a Vibrant Art Book
Brand: Beehive Books
Rating: 4.1 (319 reviews)

L. Frank Baum’s WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, in an exquisite edition illustrated by David Plunkert, with essays by Kelly Link & Gore Vidal.

Created by Beehive Books · Launched Jun 16, 2026 · Closes Jul 16, 2026

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

Raised

$81K

Goal $50K

Backers

319

25 data points

Funded

163%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

22 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Art Books category average. This project has hit 163% of its goal, while the average live Art Books project on Kickstarter sits at 185% (12% below the category).

Lens Score: 81 / 100 — high potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). 24-hour funding growth of +106.4% suggests sustained momentum.

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Funding trend

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Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Hit goal in 9 hours.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

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LENS SCORE

81/ 100

High potential

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

Target completion163%

Backers319

Days running8d

Staff pickYes

FORECAST

BETA

~$202K

Predicted to fund 404% of goal

◐ Medium confidence

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.

Mid-campaign forecast based on the typical Kickstarter funding curve.

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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