By Lisa Cohn Our golden retriever, Hudson, underwent surgery to remove some tumors in his testicles two weeks ago, and I’m happy to report that he sailed through the surgery and is back to chasing tennis balls and taking long walks in Forest Park. Hudson, who is almost 11,
By Lisa Cohn A few weeks ago, I had a nightmare about my dog, Hudson–who appears in our Bash and Lucy books as the most popular pup in the park. I don’t even want to describe the nightmare. I don’t often remember my dreams, so this one stuck with me
Visiting Ukrainian Day in Portland offers a view into the creativity and culture of Ukrainians. This year’s festival, on Saturday, followed the April release of our latest book, Bash and Lucy Say, “Love, Love, Bark!” whose main character, Ukrainian immigrant Vera, teaches readers about Ukrainian culture and helps the children
We were excited to see that our new children’s soccer book (also a dog book!), Bash and Lucy Say, “Love, Love, Bark!” was named a “#1 Hot New Release” in children’s soccer books on Amazon. The book will be released April 4, but is now available for presale on Amazon
Creating the cover of our new children’s dog book–to be released April 4–was a team effort. It began with a question from Heather Nichols, our illustrator. What illustration should she create for the cover? Michael, who is now 14, said that the cover should depict “Dog-tention,” which–in the book–is a
We’re excited that our fourth kids’ dog book, Bash and Lucy Say, “Love, Love, Bark!” will be released April 1. Above is the cover. We’ll tell you all about how it was created in our next blog. For now, we’re looking for readers–especially dog lovers–to read the pdf or ebook
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
In our upcoming book–our fourth–Bash’s Grandma Vera, the assistant mayor, wants to create “much dog love.” She urges people to listen to each other, in fact, to listen like a dog. Here’s how Bash interprets her suggestion: Listening like a dog meant sitting absolutely still and gazing into the speaker’s