Chalk, Cheese and a Baby

Maternal musings on lockdown life with littlies: a beautifully illustrated collection of limerick poems inspired by COVID-19 lockdown in Wellington, New Zealand.

Topics include:

• "The Coronacoaster, or the peculiar evolution of mood and energy during a lockdown";
• "Day in the life of a lockdown" (in two parts - the good days and the not so good days);
• "Coping mechanisms, or the legitimacy of sneaking chocolate when your kids aren't looking";
• "Baking, or the great flour explosion of 2021";
• "Generation COVID, or what is it like for the children?";
• "Wearing a mask takes years off your face, or observations formed while standing in the queue(s) at the supermarket";

and more.