We’re excited about our Mom-Son Author school visits this month, and will also be visiting the Hillsboro Public Library. In addition, we’re planning Mom-Son Author school visits via Skype in the classroom around the world, with our first later this month. During our school visits this month–with the Hillsboro Public Library,
Children’s Picture Book
New Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera Ratings and Reviews
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
Watch Boy, Age 9, Dedicate Book to Immigrant Grandma from Ukraine
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!
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
Immigrant Grandma Power in “Bash and Lucy Fetch Team…”
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
This Kids’ Dog Book Gets a High Rating From Kidlit Lover, 9
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
For Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017, We Reviewed Barefoot Book of Children
For Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017–which aims to raise awareness about the need to include children’s books that celebrate diversity in home and school bookshelves–we reviewed the “Barefoot Book of Children.” Beautifully illustrated and full of fascinating detail, the book takes kids on an eye-opening world journey. It made us
Kids’ Dog Book Reviewer, 8, Gives “Infinity” Star Rating!
Michael, age 8, our kids’ dog book reviewer and dog lover, just discovered the Rider Woofson series, about a pack of detective dogs led by Rider Woofson. Michael recently reviewed the first two books in the series–written by Walker Styles and illustrated by Ben Whitehouse–while vacationing in Hawaii. When we
How Writing KidLit Helped us Cope with Grief Over the Loss of Our Dog
By Lisa Cohn Three years ago, our beloved dog, Lucy, died suddenly of cancer at the age of 6, giving no warning she was ill. Every day, up until the day she died, I ran with her through the forest behind our house. Every day, right up until the day
Our Kids’ Dog Books Made Amazon’s Top Charts in 3 Categories!
By Lisa and Michael Cohn Okay, we have to brag just a little. That’s because we’re so excited and proud. Our “Bash and Lucy” books are now ranked on Amazon’s top charts in three categories. “Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence” has hit Amazon’s rankings in the children’s dog book category,