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Charles: A Hamster's Story

Created by DeguArts

Charles the hamster is the tiniest vendor at art markets and conventions! But his artistic life wasn't always so glamorous. For the first time ever, Charles' story will be available to read in an adorable hamster-sized miniature book!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Thanks for filling out your surveys!
7 days ago – Tue, Oct 20, 2026 at 08:00:24 AM

There's still a handful of you who haven't gotten to them yet and that's okay! I was able to place orders for all the merch for the campaign, and surveys will be open until early November~

IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN A SURVEY: Please visit https://charles.backerkit.com/ to fill it out! There is one person who had their email bounce and I have no way of contacting you to fix the issue. 

Surveys, Addresses, and Shipping Charges
12 days ago – Thu, Oct 15, 2026 at 08:52:50 AM

Surveys will be going out very soon! These are required for me to get you your items, so please take a look when the email arrives in your inbox!

Colorado locals (Aurora/Denver-Metro):
  • When entering your shipping address, you have the option to choose Local Pickup (from top of the Country dropdown).
  • We'll email to figure out pickup! You can view my event calendar for some possible options.

Sticker/flat item shipping prices (flat envelope, no tracking):
  • US: $1
  • Everywhere else: $2

Book shipping prices (box, tracking):
  • US: $8
  • Canada: $14
  • Everywhere else: $18
  • Note that you may have customs import fees, these are not covered by the campaign.

I'm already working on ordering items, so I'm not allowing extra add-ons (besides digital items) to make sure I can get items shipped out as quickly as possible for all of you!!! The eBook will be sent out end of November at the latest, and the Audiobook will be sent out sometime 2027 once we finish recording and editing.

Shipping addresses will be locked mid-November. If you may have an address change in the near future please let me know so I can hold your items until you have a firm address~

If you ordered one of the print books (mini or regular), you'll also have a question about who you want the book signed by: Charles, Damien, and/or Thistle! Below is a photo of what all of their signatures look like to help you with your decision.

We did it!!!
26 days ago – Thu, Oct 01, 2026 at 02:22:31 PM

Thank you all so much for your support!!! The mini books and all extras have been funding including the magnifying glass bookmarks!

What's next? You will be charged soon for your pledge, and the funds will be released to me in the coming weeks. After that I'll start placing the orders for the mini books, regular sized books, stickers, and magnifying glasses. Once those arrive I'll start sending out surveys for your shipping addresses and shipping payments and get these items to your doors and the ebook in your inboxes!

The audiobook is going to take into early 2027 to produce, but I'll keep everyone updated on the progress!

Thank you all once again for your support of this project and I hope you all enjoy this story!

Less than 1 week left!
about 1 month ago – Fri, Sep 25, 2026 at 08:48:15 AM

Let's try to get these magnifying glass bookmarks for everyone!



If you have friends who love miniatures and hamsters, please share this campaign with them! 🥰

Audiobook Preview
about 1 month ago – Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 03:39:43 PM

Interested in the audiobook version of Charles' story? Here's a preview of the first chapter! Narrated by March, the writer of the book~



Audiobook version is available for $5 through this campaign! After-campaign retail price will be $6.99