Engaging stories
Cochiy Press is a small press telling engaging and entertaining stories to young children.

Whether read by or read aloud to young readers, these stories provide an opportunity for families to talk about deeply held values related to culture, the environment, and well-being of all children. Its flagship books, the Fishscale Girl series, establishes Cochiy Press as a voice for children. Cochiy Press is proud to support education and conservation in the Amazon rainforest, home of Fishscale Girl and her friends, through sales of these books.

Creative team

Ann Hailey, author and photographer of the Fishscale Girl books, has a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and studied photography at Clinton Community College. Ann has taught elementary school, including English as a Second Language (ESL) for grades K-5. She is a member of the Quad City Photography Club, Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, and Midwest Writing Center. Ann tells about how she came to create this series.

Author Cate Chenus writes about Fishscale Girl’s adventures in the Fishscale Girl blog. A novelist in training, Cate was born in France and lived there for four years. She speaks French fluently. Visit her blog, Literature’s Realm.