A popular character in our latest kidlit book is Ally, the girl-power librarian, mayor and dancer in Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts. By popular, we mean that reviewers comment on her role in the book, often saying she’s a great role model for girls.They also
New Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera ratings and reviews are coming in! We’re still getting some negative reviews about the character of Paula, and her insistence that under Title IX, the best female coach–Lucy–should coach her all-girls team. At the same time, we’re getting numerous positive reviews. If you’d
By addressing Title IX in kidlit, we opened up a can of worms! We’ve been very surprised by some of the reactions to our use of Title IX in “Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts.” In the book, Bash is very sensitive and relies on his
Vera, the girlpower grandma in our latest book, Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts, is profiled in “The Immigrant Story” this week by Lisa Cohn. In real life, Vera is Michael’s surrogate grandma. He likes to say about her, “She has awesomeness wow-power.” Here’s the story,
Watch Michael, age 9, dedicate our latest book, “Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts,” to his immigrant Grandma from Ukraine in this short, sweet video: Michael met Vera as a toddler in a local community center, and also started playing with her grandsons, Levko and Lukyan.
Reviews of Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera & the Dream Beasts, our latest book, are coming in, and we’re thrilled with them! We’ve received reviews on Amazon and from bloggers. We hope they inspire you to read our latest book, which was recently featured in Voice of America, an
Voice of America today published an article about the immigrant Grandma from Ukraine in our latest book, “Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts.” Here’s the original story, in Ukrainian: Ukrainian Immigrant Grandma is a Character in a Popular Children’s Book in the US Here’s the article
We have raised $150 for the Oregon Humane Society as a result of sales at our book release party Saturday, as well as pre-sales of “Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts.” In addition, some of the donation we’re making today to the Oregon Humane Society came
We were thrilled to discover that Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts made Amazon’s #1 New Release, children’s soccer books (kindle version). The book has a girl-power theme. Bash’s cousin, Paula, says that under Title IX, all-star canine coach Lucy, Bash’s dog, should coach Paula’s girls’
We’re excited that Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle will be attending our June 2 “Bash and Lucy” book release party! It’s happening 2-4 pm, Village Home Education Resource Center, Beaverton. In addition, if you come to the party, you can learn about the girl-power mayor and assistant mayor in “Bash and