COMPLETE THE KIDLIT BOOK STUDY GUIDE BELOW AND WIN A PRIZE! Students—either alone or as part of a class—who complete this study guide and email their answers to the authors receive one gift of their choice. A) A “Bash and Lucy” book, as a pdf or e-book B) A “Bash
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
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.
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
Immigrant Grandma power abounds in our new book, Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts. In the book, Vera, an immigrant grandma from Ukraine, is a successful girls’ soccer coach and assistant town mayor. Here’s how we describe her in the book: “Her uniform was stitched in
A sensory-sensitive boy (Bash), his girl-power cousin, some canine coaches and a handful of “dream beasts” are all featured in our next book, Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts, due out in May! The dream beasts, which chase humans who don’t like dogs, were invented and
The kids’ dog book “Rumplepimple Goes to Jail” by Suzanne DeWitt Hall gets a very high rating from kidlit lover Michael, age 9. Watch his review here: Spoiler alert! Michael gives away the plot in this review. Earlier, a 7-year-old Michael reviewed the first Rumplepimple kids’ dog book, and gave