Chalk, Cheese and a Baby

Limited copies still available! Previously priced at $25, the new price is a suggestion only. Every cent paid towards this book after May 2022 (minus shipping and transaction costs) will go to charity. You can make as small or large a donation as you like by choosing the bank transfer option at checkout. Overseas buyers please contact me to arrange payment, if you are wanting to donate something other than the marked price.

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.