Our third kids’ audiobook, Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts, is read by co-authors Lisa Cohn and Lea Cohn (age 10 at the time) and four of Lea’s friends, age 9-13.
Also featured are the voices of Lea’s sister, Ally Cohn Merkel, and Ukrainian grandma Vera Moroz, who just celebrated her 84th birthday.
Listen to a sample:
Sensitive Bash gets grumpy and disruptive when his life is too bright, too loud, too smelly, or too busy. To help stay calm, he counts on his librarian sister, Ally, his friends, and especially his dog, Lucy. But Lucy has become a local superstar because she’s a soccer coach who barks, wags, and kisses Bash’s team to victory. Now, all the kids want Lucy to coach their teams, especially Paula, Bash’s girl-power cousin. Paula says her soccer team has the right to have Lucy coach her team because girls deserve the very best canine coaches under Title IX. How can Bash show he respects the girls’ rights while keeping dear Lucy by his side and on his team?
The chapter book features dream beasts designed by Lea Cohn, age 9 at the time it was published. The book was featured in Voice of America in a widely shared article that focused on the character of Vera, based on an immigrant grandma from Ukraine in real life.
REVIEWS:
I’ve loved all of the Bash and Lucy books. But this one is my favorite. Great female characters in this book, including mayor-librarian-dancer Ally, whose smarts, talents, and kindness make her a great role model. I also really like the tough, loving and much admired Grandma Vera, the assistant mayor and coach of the most successful girls’ team in the state. Another female role model is Paula, who is intent on ensuring Title IX is enforced, and the girls get the best coach, even though that coach happens to be a dog named Lucy. This book is great fun to read, but I also couldn’t help but think about the way immigrants are maligned these days and how nice it was to see one championed in a Bash and Lucy book. Keep them coming please!
–Amazon review
My thoughts: Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts teaches an important message candy wrapped with humor. Bash learns that under the Title IX law, girls have equal rights as boys when it comes to the best coaches and education. This is an early chapter book with expressive illustrations.
10-year-old Amanda’s thoughts: I liked that they loved dogs so much and let them be coaches. I think it’s cool that Ally is everywhere. Whenever you need her, she’s there. I like that the grandma is a coach and teaches the best girl team. I also like the grandma’s accent.
We received an ARC of this book. This is our honest and voluntary review.
–Posted on Amanda’s Books and More.
Great story! Well-written, entertaining, and hits on a lot of issues children deal with today- jealousy, anger, over-stimulation, etc. Very relatable for dog lovers too! Highly recommend for children of all ages.
–Amazon review
Find the full audiobook on Audible: Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts
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