Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts

By Lisa Cohn, Michael S Cohn and Heather Nichols

As featured in Voice of America! 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, his friends, and especially Lucy, his dog. But Lucy has become a local superstar because she's a soccer coach who barks, wags and kisse

• Language: English
• Publisher: Canines and Kids Publishing
• Release date: May 15, 2018
• ISBN: 9780692116784

Lisa Cohn

Lisa Cohn is an award-winning writer who has been writing and producing the Bash and Lucy series of books and audiobooks with Michael, who is now 14, but was 5 when the project began. The pair produce audiobook versions of their books with their own voices and the voices of child and adult friends and family members.

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cover.jpgBash and Luch Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts, by Lisa and Michael Cohn

Copyright © 2018 Lisa Cohn/Michael Cohn

All rights reserved.

Canines And Kids Publishing

Portland, OR

Illustrations by Heather Nichols

Dream Beasts designed by Michael Cohn

Design By Vinnie Kinsella

Editing by Laura Garwood and Kristin Thiel

For Vera Moroz: You inspire us every day with your strength, goodness, smarts, and spirit. We love you!

—LC and MC

To my grandmothers, Dolores and Suzanne

—HN

Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Chapter 1: Furry and Famous

Chapter 2: Hungry, Grumpy, Disruptive

Chapter 3: Grandma Power

Chapter 4: Escape to the Librarian

Chapter 5: Books, Books, and More Books

Chapter 6: Equal Opportunities for Lucy Lovers

Chapter 7: Haunted by the Dream Beasts

Chapter 8: More Slobbers and Drool, Please!

Chapter 9: Happy Heart Monsters for Hudson

Chapter 10: Coach Hudson—A Good Idea?

Chapter 11: Coach Danny, Noooo!

Chapter 12: A True Title IX Coach

Chapter 13: Girl-Power Pup

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Illustrator

Chapter 1

Furry and Famous

Bash had a bad feeling in his gut.

It was almost time for soccer practice with his dog, Lucy. She was a four-legged coach who always led players to the championships with her silly yaps, slobbery kisses, and canine tricks. All the boys on Bash’s team said Lucy taught them soccer by making them feel happy. She made them so happy that they laughed through their goofs, tried new tricks, and ignored the shouts from grown-ups on the sidelines.

But Lucy’s success was exactly why Bash felt nervous as he brushed her. He bent down and stroked his cheek against her floppy ear. He breathed in the familiar scent of rain on fur, a smell he loved more than anything in the world.

All the kids in town wanted his golden retriever to coach them, even the kids who had never kicked a ball. On game day children shouted from the sidelines, begging for his