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Mika’s Quest for the Lost Artifact

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Mika’s Quest for the Lost Artifact

This exciting story is set among San Francisco’s iconic landmarks, but shows its young audience how any town can become a fertile playground, with history and culture waiting to be discovered. With a cheeky lead Asian-Latina mixed character that loves to learn, this book also encourages a love of history, showing how cool it is to understand the past. Above all, Mika’s Quest exposes its readers to diverse characters, various cultures and languages while giving an exciting experience for girls and boys alike, with beautiful illustrations and many magical, memorable moments.

Mika’s Quest for the Lost Artifact is an early children’s chapter book series launching Spring 2023. Follow our Quest Starter, a Kickstarter campaign to learn more about our quest to bring this book to you!

“I love how Mika is down to see people. She’s so brave and I love how each character of the book has a unique part in them!”

- Jesse, 11 years old

“It’s so important for children to see heroes that look like them and can relate to. I would have loved to have this book growing up.”

- Thuy, mom of a 4 year old

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Asian American, neurodivergent, female indie author of "Mika's Quest for the Lost Artifact" the first of its kind in early reader chapter books

Happy Monday! The twins are under the weather but

Happy Monday! The twins are under the weather but in good spirits playing dress up in mommy and daddy’s closet. #dressup #bigshoestofill #justlikedaddy #justlikemommy #twins

Wishing you the Happiest Birthday @sb10fan!

Wishing you the Happiest Birthday @sb10fan!

Cayla and mommy time! We perfected the assembly li

Cayla and mommy time! We perfected the assembly line while sorting carrots and onions. Thank you @rhoagz for the invite.

We spent a part of our morning with friends and he

We spent a part of our morning with friends and helping the food bank prepare for the week. Cayla had so much fun catching up with Kalea and finding efficient ways to sort the vegetables! Well done! #chroniclesofcayla

For ages 5-9, Mika's Quest for the Lost Artifact i

For ages 5-9, Mika's Quest for the Lost Artifact is a fun and educational illustrated chapter book, with an adorable protagonist Mika, and a cute sidekick, Polo. This book is a great concept, where the history and culture of a real city is revealed through solving cryptic clues. Children will be engaged and entertained, as they help Mika and Polo solve the clues, and at the same time learn about the city of San Francisco.

I believe that education and literacy levels the playing field. I care about exposing children to different perspectives, various career fields, learning to be resourceful and advocate for themselves in order to break cycles and so that they are not just going with the flow, but are active participants of this world.

#weneeddiversebooks #kidlit #littlebrownyoungreaders #education

I’m am so excited to be in this final stage of m

I’m am so excited to be in this final stage of my first Children’s book! For ages 5-9, Mika’s Quest for the Lost Artifact is a fun and educational illustrated chapter book, with an adorable protagonist Mika, and a cute sidekick, Polo. This book is a great concept, where the history and culture of a real city is revealed through solving cryptic clues. Children will be engaged and entertained, as they help Mika and Polo solve the clues, and at the same time learn about the city of San Francisco.

I believe that education and literacy levels the playing field. I care about exposing children to different perspectives, various career fields, learning to be resourceful and advocate for themselves in order to break cycles and so that they are not just going with the flow, but are active participants of this world.

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36 hours left of my Kickstarter! If you haven’t

36 hours left of my Kickstarter! If you haven’t already, click on the link in my bio to pre-order your copy.

“Write all the things she should’ve read”

#mikasquest #bycatfan #indieauthor

It’s over 100 degrees outside which means a whol

It’s over 100 degrees outside which means a whole lot of indoor time until we hit the pool around 5pm

Labor Day Weekend Sale on Kickstarter! Pre-order y

Labor Day Weekend Sale on Kickstarter! Pre-order your copy today!

One of my favorite memories as a kid was having a

One of my favorite memories as a kid was having a penpal and writing letters back and forth a this faraway friend. We would share about where we lived, what it's like, and tell each other what our favorite things were. With Mika's love for travel and exploring the world around her, it is important to me to offer postcards for our little explores to send to their friends and family! The postcard set includes 5 iconic scenes of San Francisco from the book. @mikasquest is about solving cryptic clues and revealing interesting history and culture about the city to our readers!

#educational #history #childdevelopment #learning #mikasquest #bycatfan #explorer

Mika’s Quest has hit the funding goal and will b

Mika’s Quest has hit the funding goal and will become a reality! Thank you for making magic happen with all of your support!

Your overwhelming support reaffirms our belief that there is a huge void in children’s literature for books like ours. And because we want this book to reach as many readers as possible, we are going to keep this party going!

We’re excited to soon announce our first stretch goal! Stretch goals are essentially a way for us to keep the momentum going by "stretching” beyond our initial goal. More on that soon. Stay tuned!

This exciting story is set among San Francisco’s

This exciting story is set among San Francisco’s iconic landmarks, but shows its young audience how any town can become a fertile playground, with history and culture waiting to be discovered. With a cheeky lead character that loves to learn, this book also encourages inclusivity and a love of history, showing how cool it is to understand the past. Above all, Mika’s quest is an exciting experience for girls and boys alike, with beautiful illustrations and many magical, memorable moments.

#mikasquest #bycatfan #sanfrancisco #urbanplayground #childrenliterature #explorer #imagination #adventure #femaleprotagonist #weneeddiversebooks #stem #magic

🚨🚨 Project We Love Giveaway! 🚨🚨 🎉

Yay! My book “Mika’s Quest for the Lost Artifa

Yay! My book “Mika’s Quest for the Lost Artifact” was selected by Kickstarter as a Project We Love to highlight brilliance and creativity!

I believe in bridging the gap of representation and diversity in Children’s literature while weaving in STEM concepts and growth mindset. This is bringing us closer to those aspirations. Thank you for your support, shares, likes, comments, and encouragement! This grassroots style is gaining the momentum we need to take off.

T H A N K S!

#mikasquest #ProjectWeLove #representationmatters #growthmindset #childrensliterature #weneeddiversebooks #asianamericanauthor #nuerodivergent

* Kickstarter LINK IN BIO * https://bit.ly/3dzsnEH

* Kickstarter LINK IN BIO *
https://bit.ly/3dzsnEH

Inclusivity is one of the reasons why the concept of Mika's Quest started - one of the others, is of course, introducing children to the magical sense of adventure that the best books have between their covers. This book aims to ensure that no child picking up the book will ever feel that they need not apply, that the story is not aimed at them, as they are swept away into a different world, one filled with magic and fun and enchantment!

There is a lack of representation and diversity in any early readers chapter books targeting ages 5-9 on the market and in our libraries. It is affirming and empowering for minorities and multiracial children to see themselves reflected in a book in a natural and organic way. Representation in children's literature tells a powerful message that it is okay to be different and you are wonderful just the way you are.

By backing this project, you'll not only receive a beautiful book, but you'll be supporting a mission to add more diversity and inclusivity such as Asian, Latinx, and mixed race representation.

#representationmatters #weneeddiversebooks #asiankidlit #librarian #literacy #mikasquest #kickstarter #sanfrancisco #growthmindset #inclusive

My Kickstarter just launched!!! 🚀📚 Join the

My Kickstarter just launched!!! 🚀📚 Join the quest! Pre-order your copy of Mika’s Quest for the Lost Artifact - link in bio.

My first Kickstarter for Mika’s Quest for the Lo

My first Kickstarter for Mika’s Quest for the Lost Artifact launches tomorrow at 8am! I’m so excited and mainly freaking out which means my laptop is attached to me so I can be inspired, write, and edit on the go!

#mikasquest #kickstarter #author

I’m Cat Fan and am the creator and author of Mik

I’m Cat Fan and am the creator and author of Mika’s Quest for the Lost Artifact. Mika’s Quest is an early children’s chapter series is a fun read for all ages while exposing young minds to culture, mixed heritages, history, archeology, and the growth mindset! My Kickstarter is going to launch next Tuesday, August 16th at 8am.

#mikasquest #sanfrancisco # representationmatters #weneeddiversebooks #stem #childrensliterature #asianlitforkids #archeology #travel #growthmindset

I’ll be launching my Kickstarter this month and

I’ll be launching my Kickstarter this month and y’all what a journey it’s been to get @mikasquest to this stage. It’s one thing to have this idea and a whole other ballgame to actually execute! It’s been a journey and a mile. But seriously?!? So worth it.

#mikasquest #bycatfan #books #childrensliterature #sanfrancisco #kickstarter

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