By Lisa Cohn A few weeks ago, I had a nightmare about my dog, Hudson–who appears in our Bash and Lucy books as the most popular pup in the park. I don’t even want to describe the nightmare. I don’t often remember my dreams, so this one stuck with me
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 Nine years ago, an award-winning teen videographer filmed our boy and puppy book trailer, featuring puppy Hudson (now 9) romping with Michael, age 5. Hudson became a new family member a few months after our dog Lucy died suddenly at the age of six, breaking our hearts.
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
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
Our new kids’ audiobook of Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts is now available on Audible! In the kids’ audiobook, Lisa is the narrator and Michael, age 10, reads Bash’s part. The audiobook also features the voices of five of Michael’s friends, age 9-11, and his