When we began writing our fourth (released April 4) kids’ book a few years ago, Russia had not yet invaded Ukraine. At the time, we chose to make Michael’s surrogate grandmother from Ukraine, Vera, a main character. (You can see her in the photo above with Michael. They are both wearing Ukrainian-made
By Lisa Cohn We’ve been writing a lot about dogs that have superpowers. And dogs that are heroes–rescue dogs, for example. An amazing hero dog was the rescue dog, Frida, who recently died at the age of 13. She was a search-and-rescue Labrador Retriever famous for locating victims after an
Our golden retriever, Hudson, is always the most popular dog in the park, as you can see from these photos. When we go to the park, kids surround him, ask if they can pet him and beg to throw his ball for him. They want to know his name, age,
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
By Lisa Cohn Nine years ago, an award-winning teen videographer filmed our boy and puppy book trailer, featuring puppy Hudson (now 9) romping with Michael, age 5. Hudson became a new family member a few months after our dog Lucy died suddenly at the age of six, breaking our hearts.
“Be like a dog” is one of the themes of our fourth book, now in progress. What does that mean? Last week, for our dog, Hudson, a golden retriever, it meant chasing sledding kids down a hill even though Hudson has arthritis. It meant refusing to go inside, even though
It’s not easy for Michael, now 13 and chief of the Roving Reader Leaders, to let go of his kids’ books. But today, for the second time, we gathered up some of our favorites and donated them to the Children’s Book Bank, based in Portland. Among them were some of
We’re offering a free eBook and audiobook when you donate to Oregon Humane Society (OHS) and support the many animals the agency helps out. We’re raising money as part of OHS’s annual fundraising campaign, Doggie Dash. Donate any amount here: Our Doggie Dash Page As soon as you donate any
This week, we were excited to donate about 40 Bash and Lucy picture books, along with hundreds of used books, to the Children’s Book Bank, located here in Portland. We were looking for a place to donate both Bash and Lucy books and some of Michael’s used children’s books, and
We were thrilled when another children’s book author this week listened to our first kids’ audiobook, “Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence,” and enjoyed the voices of the boys, age 5-7, who helped record it. “I listened to Bash & Lucy Fetch Confidence this morning and I was blown away. Hearing