By Lisa Cohn I’m reading Dogs That Know When Their Owners are Coming Home, and I’m riveted by the stories and research about how humans and dogs communicate via telepathy. In the book’s section about dogs, the author relates many stories from dog parents about how their dog knew they
Looking back, we’ve chosen some of our favorite blog posts on Bash and Lucy–puppy videos, our Roving Reader Leaders interviewing a popular author and our school presentations. We’ve created a number of puppy videos over the years-about autism service dogs, our puppy barking when his favorite person is taking a
Dog power is a theme in our upcoming Bash and Lucy book (#4). And what’s dog power? It’s dogs’ ability to change lives, in the way that golden retriever Hudson changes Coach Danny for the better in our book series. It’s dogs’ ability to comfort, whether rushing to the side
By Lisa Cohn We’ve been writing a lot about dogs that have superpowers. And dogs that are heroes–rescue dogs, for example. An amazing hero dog was the rescue dog, Frida, who recently died at the age of 13. She was a search-and-rescue Labrador Retriever famous for locating victims after an
Our golden retriever, Hudson, is always the most popular dog in the park, as you can see from these photos. When we go to the park, kids surround him, ask if they can pet him and beg to throw his ball for him. They want to know his name, age,
By Lisa Cohn When we released our first book, Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence, we wanted to teach kids all about the brave, helpful and sometimes life-saving things dogs do for kids. We wanted to tell hero dog stories and superpower dog stories. Michael, who was five at the time, decided
By Lisa Cohn We’ve written about a superpower dog or three before: dogs can identify when a diabetic person’s blood sugar is dropping, and alert them to the need to act. They can sense when autistic kids are getting upset, and exert pressure on their legs or arms to help
By Lisa Cohn Superpower kids and superpower dogs are important themes in our fourth book. We’re excited to say that we finished writing the book and are now working on editing and illustrations! (Some important announcements coming soon). The superpower kids in our latest book are super sensitive. In fact,
By Lisa Cohn You’ve heard about our love of dogs. But truth is, we love all animals–including polar bears. Michael and I recently participated in a National Geographic story about climate change anxiety in kids. The writer approached us because I had written a similar story for a local parenting
What have we been doing while staying at home during the COVID-19 crisis? First of all, Michael has been busy reading books recommended by his 21-year-old sister, Ally, who was sent home from college in March. Those books include the Hunger Game series by Suzanne Collins, the Percy Jackson series