We want to thank our Bash and Lucy team–our illustrator, designer, editors, readers and voice-over artists. Here’s how we thank the team in our new children’s book, Bash and Lucy Say, “Love, Love, Bark!” Acknowledgements Thanks to illustrator Heather Nichols for bringing our books to life with creativity, playfulness, and
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
Throughout our children’s dog book series, we have added new tail waggers. Our first Bash and Lucy book, Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence, introduced Lucy, who helped the kids on a soccer team feel confident by kissing them and making them laugh. Our second book, Bash and Lucy Fetch Jealousy, added
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
It’s not easy for Michael, now 13 and chief of the Roving Reader Leaders, to let go of his kids’ books. But today, for the second time, we gathered up some of our favorites and donated them to the Children’s Book Bank, based in Portland. Among them were some of
By Lisa Cohn When Michael, now 13, was five, our dog Hudson was just a puppy. Hudson frolicked wildly at Michael’s fifth birthday party, and taught us a few lessons. At Michael’s recent 13th birthday party, Hudson also insisted on being in the middle of the action, but he didn’t
We’re offering a free eBook and audiobook when you donate to Oregon Humane Society (OHS) and support the many animals the agency helps out. We’re raising money as part of OHS’s annual fundraising campaign, Doggie Dash. Donate any amount here: Our Doggie Dash Page As soon as you donate any
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
We’re excited that we’ve begun writing the next kids’ dog book in the Bash and Lucy series! Dogs take center stage in this book. We can’t give away too many details, but we can provide a few hints. First of all, the main dog-loving characters are Bash (of course), his