We’re excited we raised more than $220 for the Ukrainian Foundation selling our latest Bash & Lucy book, Bash and Lucy Say, “Love, Love, Bark!” We ran the fundraiser in April and May, and appreciate all the readers who purchased our book and ebook during that time period. Yesterday, I
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Super Sensitive Kids and their Superpowers in Our Upcoming Book
Super sensitive kids and their superpowers play an important role in our next book–to be released April 4. In Bash and Lucy Say, “Love, Love, Bark!” (along with other Bash and Lucy books) Bash is sensitive to loud noises and certain smells. He feels scratches , bumps and cuts on his
Learning about Ukrainian Culture with our Kidlit Book’s Heroine
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
What Kids Will Learn About Ukraine from Our Upcoming Kids’ Book
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
Our Next Book Creates “Much Dog Love”
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
Puppy Videos, Interviewing Authors, School Presentations: Our Favorites!
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
Superpower Kids, Superpower Dogs
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,
Superpower Dogs, Superhero Dogs!
We’ve written about superpower and superhero dogs: Using their keen sense of smell and ability to sense how humans feel, they help people with diabetes, autism, seizures and other conditions. For example, diabetic service dogs sound the alarm when they sense drops in kids’ blood sugar. They try to “tell” children
Our hearts are with our book’s Ukrainian heroine
This week, our hearts are with Vera, our next book’s Ukrainian heroine and an important force for good–in the book and in real life. We were just finishing up our fourth book when Russia declared war on Ukraine. In the book, Vera is an assistant mayor and Bash’s grandmother from
Donating Books to the Children’s Book Bank
This week, we were excited to donate about 40 Bash and Lucy picture books, along with hundreds of used books, to the Children’s Book Bank, located here in Portland. We were looking for a place to donate both Bash and Lucy books and some of Michael’s used children’s books, and