“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
Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts
Our Love of Dogs and Polar Bears, too: National Geographic Contribution
By Lisa Cohn You’ve heard about our love of dogs. But truth is, we love all animals–including polar bears. Michael and I recently participated in a National Geographic story about climate change anxiety in kids. The writer approached us because I had written a similar story for a local parenting
Kids’ Audiobook Review: “Hearing the Boys’ Voices was So Fun…Made me Laugh”
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
Creating a Character who Embodies Goodness for Kids’ Book
Our fourth kids’ book stars Vera, a character based on Michael’s surrogate grandma, an immigrant from Ukraine. One of our aims in the book is to create a character who embodies goodness, just as Vera does in real life. When we spoke with Vera yesterday, she had recently received her
Why We Began Writing Our Kids’ Dog Books
We started writing our kids’ dog books about seven years ago, after our dog, Lucy, died suddenly at the age of 6. To help us overcome our grief, we decided to write a book, “Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence,” about how a dog named Lucy instilled confidence in the boys on
Team Vera Provides Face Masks to Healthcare Workers and Others
In our last book, “Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts,” Vera is the assistant mayor and the coach of the most successful girls’ soccer team in the town. She’s a dog lover and an inspiration to kids. In our next book, the girl-power grandma and immigrant
The Joy of Hiking with a Golden Retriever
While we’ve been in isolation due to Covid-19, Ally, Michael and I have walked nearly every day with our golden retriever, Hudson. Hudson is a character in our third book and did some lively voice-over barking for our last audiobook His deep voice lends itself well to being an audiobook
Free Children’s Audiobooks for Kids at Home due to School Closings
For kids now at home due to school closings, we’re offering three free children’s audiobooks, all of which were recorded with the voices of Michael (now age 11), his friends and family members. (Plus his dog!). Our kid voice-over artists range in age from 6-12 in the various audiobooks. All
Free Kids’ Audiobooks, Recorded with Kids’ Voice: Our Holiday Gift to You
To celebrate the holidays, we’re offering you three free kids’ audiobooks, all of which were recorded with the voices of Michael (now age 11), his friends and family members. (Plus his dog!). All of the audiobooks are high quality enough to
We’re Writing our Next Kids’ Dog Book!
We’re excited that we’ve begun writing the next kids’ dog book in the Bash and Lucy series! Dogs take center stage in this book. We can’t give away too many details, but we can provide a few hints. First of all, the main dog-loving characters are Bash (of course), his