As we’ve mentioned, our upcoming Kidlit book’s heroine is Vera, Michael’s surrogate grandma from Ukraine. In our upcoming book, Vera likes to say, “In my country,” when she’s giving Bash and his friends lessons about Ukraine. She’s also a force for good, trying to help the town’s citizens get along
The inspiring librarian in our next–and fourth–children’s book is Ally, Bash’s older sister. Not only is she a comforting presence when Bash is upset. She’s also the mayor and the founder of a dance troupe, “Impulsive!” She is a special kind of leader; she leads without people knowing she’s leading
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
Looking back, we’ve chosen some of our favorite blog posts on Bash and Lucy–puppy videos, our Roving Reader Leaders interviewing a popular author and our school presentations. We’ve created a number of puppy videos over the years-about autism service dogs, our puppy barking when his favorite person is taking a
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,
We finished writing our fourth kids’ dog book, and our illustrator, Heather Nichols, just sent us the first illustration (above). It’s so exciting when Heather starts sending us illustrations. They make our stories come alive. This is the fourth time the talented Heather has illustrated our dog books. We met
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.
By Lisa Cohn Superpower kids and superpower dogs are important themes in our fourth book. We’re excited to say that we finished writing the book and are now working on editing and illustrations! (Some important announcements coming soon). The superpower kids in our latest book are super sensitive. In fact,
This week, our hearts are with Vera, our next book’s Ukrainian heroine and an important force for good–in the book and in real life. We were just finishing up our fourth book when Russia declared war on Ukraine. In the book, Vera is an assistant mayor and Bash’s grandmother from