Special Needs Boy and His Service Dog to be Characters in Kids’ Dog Book As Result of Kickstarter Campaign, Two-Thirds Funded Natural Pet Care Company & Peak Performance Sports to Play a Role Tristen Doose, an 11-year-old boy with special needs, and his service dog-in-training, Benji, will be characters in
Parents, your child can be a character like this one in our new dog book when you back our Kickstarter project, which aims to inspire young writers and dog lovers! In fact, Patrick just became our first Kickstarter backer to choose this reward, which means his daughter, Paula, will be
Our aim is to instill in kids a love of dogs–and books! In our Kickstarter project, we aim to do just that. We’ve been talking with kids globally via Skype, gathering ideas for our next kids’ dog book. We’re inspired by their enthusiasm, ideas and love of dogs! We want
By Lisa Cohn After our dear dog, Lucy, died about a year ago, we began searching for a puppy. Some experts say families should wait before finding a new dog. But we couldn’t stand the emptiness of a home without her. When we first visited the breeder from whom would
Parents, encourage your kids to follow their grief when a pet dies. That means kids should talk about their pet, write about their pet, and draw, paint or even sing about their beloved pet. Don’t let children hold in those feelings of sadness and grief. Tell them to share their
“Are we going to Skype with some classes today?” Michael often asks when he wakes. “It’s so much fun!” We’ve been touched, inspired, moved, educated and delighted by our Skype in the Classroom experiences, during which we teach kids about writing and publishing and ask them for ideas for our
Trust me. We never expected that writing our own kids’ dog book would lead us to write songs about kids’ books. Like much of our journey–beginning with the death a year ago of our dear dog, Lucy–our adventure has followed the passions of 5-year-old Michael. It all began the other
On the first anniversary of the death of our dear dog, Lucy, we’re here to tell you about another author who, like us, experienced a dog loss and turned to writing to help her overcome her grief. Her name is Teddy O’Malley. She is 24 and wrote her kids’ dog
“Wow, that was fun!” said 5-year-old Michael after our first “Write, Publish, and Publicize An Award-Winning Book” lesson via Skype in the Classroom, with the energetic and tech-savvy Mrs. Joan McWilliams and her kindergarten in the Highland Falls Fort Montgomery Central School District. On our first day of giving Skype
We’re so excited about our Skype in the Classroom lesson for young writers. We’re now scheduling our class with 13 teachers in the United States, Ireland, India and Australia. During the lesson, which will be conducted with these teachers via Skype, we’ll share our experiences writing our award-winning book, publishing