Practically every morning, Michael, age 10, wakes and plays one of his favorite kids’ audiobooks. His love of audiobooks led us to produce our own Bash and Lucy audiobooks, recorded with the voices of Michael and friends. We recorded our first audiobook when Michael and friends were 6 years old.
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
We have raised $150 for the Oregon Humane Society as a result of sales at our book release party Saturday, as well as pre-sales of “Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts.” In addition, some of the donation we’re making today to the Oregon Humane Society came
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
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
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
By Lisa and Michael Cohn We love dog books that teach life lessons! In our latest kids’ dog book review, Michael, age 7, reviews “Brave Nellie,” and says (in his own words) that this book teaches kids to be brave and open to new experiences. The book begins with Nellie
By Lisa Cohn Michael, age 6, and his friend Levko, age 6, love to read books so much they take their favorite kids’ books on hikes and read them perched on downed tree trunks! They also love to review kids’ books. In the review below, about “The Mystery of the
Cynthia Bardes, author of the “Pansy the Poodle” children’s book series, is the first subject of our “Mom and Son, Age 6, Interview KidLit Authors” series. We just launched the series, as part of our ongoing efforts to share with kids, parents and teachers our love of reading and writing.