We’re really excited about the voice-over artists who are [working hard on our kids’ audiobook for Bash and Lucy Say, “Love, Love, Bark!” We reached out to the acting class at Michael’s school and a number of talented kids expressed excitement about being voice-over artists! We’re really impressed by their
The latest kidlit review of our book, Bash and Lucy Say, “Love, Love, Bark!’ came from one of the winners of our LibraryThing giveaway, which ended July 25. Here’s what the reader wrote on Amazon (and also in an email to us): Heartwarming This was a delightful book about
We’re excited about the latest reviews of Bash and Lucy Say, “Love, Love Bark!” Here they are (posted on Goodreads): The Power of Friendship and Family A heartwarming children’s chapter book about a young boy named Bash who enlists the help of his family and friends to solve the mystery
Advance copies of our new book, Bash and Lucy Say, “Love, Love Bark!” arrived in the mail yesterday, and we’re excited that the kids’ book is now on presale here: Bash and Lucy Say, “Love, Love, Bark!“. This is the ebook version, and you can also order the paperback with
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
The inspiring librarian in our next–and fourth–children’s book is Ally, Bash’s older sister. Not only is she a comforting presence when Bash is upset. She’s also the mayor and the founder of a dance troupe, “Impulsive!” She is a special kind of leader; she leads without people knowing she’s leading
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
Who are the Roving Reader Leaders who appear in our upcoming kids’ book? They’re a group of reading lovers who meet weekly at the library to discuss books, which is just what we do in real life. In our next book, the book lovers must work together, along with golden
We finished writing our fourth kids’ dog book, and our illustrator, Heather Nichols, just sent us the first illustration (above). It’s so exciting when Heather starts sending us illustrations. They make our stories come alive. This is the fourth time the talented Heather has illustrated our dog books. We met
Our fourth kids’ book stars Vera, a character based on Michael’s surrogate grandma, an immigrant from Ukraine. One of our aims in the book is to create a character who embodies goodness, just as Vera does in real life. When we spoke with Vera yesterday, she had recently received her