By Lisa Cohn

When we released our first book, Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence, we wanted to teach kids all about the brave, helpful and sometimes life-saving things dogs do for kids. We wanted to tell hero dog stories and superpower dog stories.

Michael, who was five at the time, decided to tell hero dog stories. We had read about dogs that kept lost hikers warm overnight, dogs that rescued kids who were drowning in rivers and dogs that rescue their owners.

Watch young Michael tell a hero dog story:

In our books, the heroine is Lucy, who helps out the kids on a soccer team by building their confidence, making them laugh, showering them with love and–in our soon-to-be-released book–solving a mystery using a special superpower. The book, Bash and Lucy say, “Love Like a Dog,” is now being illustrated.

Lucy isn’t the only dog who helps out the members of the soccer team and their coach. In Book 3, Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts, Coach Danny adopts Hudson at a pet fair and it changes his life. In our upcoming book, the owner of a video game store, Mr. Anderson, adopts Sassy, and he joins Danny as an enthusiastic dog lover. He adopts Sassy after a stint in Dog-Tention. What’s that? Stay tuned and read the next book!

Be sure to watch our boy-and-dog book trailer, which features puppy Hudson romping with 5-year-old Michael. It was filmed and edited by an award-winning videographer, Denis Berberovic, and includes a quick appearance by Michael’s older sister (who also appears in our new book).

Watch the trailer:

You might also be interested in listening to the audiobook for our last book. You can listen for free: Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts

Questions or comments? Be sure to email us at BashAndLucy@gmail.com