Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence

by Lisa Cohn, Michael Cohn

As seen on the Today Show! Winner of Mom's Choice Silver Award and Finalist, 2013 USA Best Book Awards.

In this dog picture book for kids age 4 to 8, talkative Bash has a big problem in soccer: his dog Lucy, who is a pro at nabbing the ball—sometimes at the wrong moment. Coach wants to ban Lucy from soccer practice and games. But Lucy can teach the coach and players about sports, friendship, teamwork—and life! Can Bash talk the coach into letting Lucy stay?

Co-author Michael Cohn, age 6, has been featured on the Today Show, SiriusXM Radio, in Disney's Babble.com, The Oregonian, and other media.

Audiobook also available. It features readings by Michael and three friends, age 6-8. Lisa Cohn narrates.

Buy book and audiobook on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Bash-Lucy-Fetch...

To learn about Lisa and Michael and their school visits, visit http://www.bashandlucy.com

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 4, 2013

About the author

Lisa Cohn and her 14-year-old, Michael, have appeared on the Today Show, SiriusXM Radio, in Disney's Babble.com, in The Oregonian and other media outlets. They were featured in Voice of America for their third book, "Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts." The article focused on the character of Vera, an immigrant grandma from Ukraine based on Michael's surrogate grandma.

Watch Michael dedicate the book to Vera:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46LyE...

Watch the first "Bash and Lucy" book trailer:
https://youtu.be/pEfY1wKpqYI

The first two "Bash and Lucy" books received Mom's Choice Silver Awards. Lisa’s other books have won awards from Parenting Publications of America, Voice of Youth Advocates and ForeWord Book of the Year.

Lisa Cohn is an award-winning author and writer. Michael Cohn is chief of the Roving Reader Leaders and a voice-over artist in the Bash and Lucy audiobooks. Michael created the cover design concept for Bash and Lucy Say, "Love, Love, Bark" and the monster illustrations in "Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts."

Reviews

[Robyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 7 year old son read this aloud to me. He was laughing and though he screamed "disgusting" when the dog peed, he had the biggest grin on his face which told me the "disgusting" remark was for my benefit. He finished reading it and then proceeded to run off to read it to his dad and 4 sisters. I think it's pretty safe to say that he LOVED this book and that this is a good read for a child in his age group.

[Lacy Lacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story about teamwork and love for the family pet.

This is a great children's book with fun illustrations! My 2 year old really liked the story about soccer and the dog's "trouble-making" on the field. It is a great story to teach the value of teamwork, getting along, and unconditional love for the family dog. Definitely recommend this book for children! Kids who love soccer and/or have a family dog will love this book. Parents are able to use it as a teaching tool too!

[Jack Malley · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence" drives home a valuable lesson -- kids will have the best opportunity to thrive in sports and life if their adult role models provide a comfortable environment that engenders confidence. I highly recommend including this book in your family's bedtime collection.

Jack Malley, Author, "Meet The Lunatics Who Run Your Kids' Sports Leagues"

[Christi Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book. The kids loved it. Great book about confidence. I won this book on a giveaway of first read books on goodreads.com.

[Rebecca Cox · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good book for the kiddo's. They started fall soccer a few weeks ago and this gave them a little bit of humor to go along with the game.

[Pam Mooney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun book with a great lesson! Kids really related to Lucy. Very fun and easy read for kids.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute story with a good lesson that my grandchildren aged 1 to 7 really enjoyed. The CD is an added bonus! Great illustration adds to the story!

[Beverly · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author asked me to review this book for her. I have read it through a few times now and let it percolate a bit. I liked the story okay. Although I could not fathom why the coach had such a hard time understanding Sebastian. Even though he used "dog" words, his meaning seemed to be perfectly clear to me. Eventually, Sebastian is going to have to learn confidence when Lucy is not around.
As a children's librarian who has read and looked at thousands of picture books since the 1970s, I was underwhelmed by the illustrations. When compared with illustrations by artists like Eric Carle, Trina Schart Hyman, David Wiesner, Tomie DePaola, and other luminaries in the children's illustrating world, Nichols' illlustrations fall short and seem amateurish to me. In her favor, however, she did depict multi-racial characters.
I realize that children are much less critical than adults with more experience with picture books, and I don't doubt that children, especially soccer loving and dog loving children will like or love this book, especially when Lucy keeps destroying soccer balls.
While this is a likable story, it is not quite of the caliber of picture books published by the major publishers.

[Elisa Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. It is a cute book about a boy's close connection to his dog and the benefits - even in sports - of being bonded with a dog. I also like Michael's Dog Blog, which is full of fun dog facts for kids and funny videos from young Michael, the book's co-author.

[Tressa · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book! I loved the story and the illustrations. I enjoyed both reading and listening to the audio cd. Cute little story that I shared with the kids of co-workers, it got A+'s all around.
Thank you so much for the chance to read and share this book.