Ive been writing less for the Pit lately… but Ive got a good excuse. In between hanging out with my family and doing our home biz with my partner, I have started to write a book!

Don’t worry, its nothing to do with parenting… Ill leave that to people with much more of a clue than I

Im writing a sci fi novel which i aim to finish by this time next year. Assuming i find a publisher I expect you all to buy multiple copies, even if you have no interest whatsoever in sci fi, ill try to get it the right size so it can help prop up that couch of yours with the dodgy leg!

But in the meantime i wanted to mention some very good friends and truly inspirational people who have written books which are available for pre order:

The Wonderful Place by Chrissy Butler

I always feel so much better after talking to Chrissy. She is one of the most down to earth people I know and her house and family always seem abundant in generousity and love. The illustrations in her children’s books reflect her personality – they are creative, interesting and brimming with compassionate wisdom.

Her first book was the story of the homebirth of beautiful Jimi Jaz and this new book is about full term breast feeding. Actually they are the themes of her books but really her stories and illustrations are about fun, love and connection… a great addition to any children’s library.

You can view images of Chrissy’s books and order internationally from her site here.

Chemical Free Kids: Raising Healthy Children in a Toxic World by Sarah Lantz

If we feel like we need to be more open to life and its possibilities, if we want to grow and develop… we often will find ourselves ringing Sarah & her partner Jason for inspiration.

I first met Sarah through student politics years and years ago. At the time she was the Women’s Officer for the Australian national union of students. Anne & I continued to have the opportunity to work with her and be inspired by her in a number of social justice & environmental campaigns that we were involved in. Sarah is smart, passionate and the sort of person who really engages with life.

Now a Mum, Sarah has combined her passion for parenting, environmentalism and health in this new book.

Find out more and preorder Sarah’s book here.

Other Books…

Anne & I were so excited to see A Divided Heart: Art & Motherhood by Rachael Powers in our local bookshops. Rachael is someone we went to playgroup with years ago and since lost touch with but her book on mums being artists while being mums will be of interest to many.

There are other books to look out for. Ive got a short review of Ginger Carlson’s excellent Child of Wonder which I need to finish up and post but rather than wait you can find out more here. Then fellow homeschool blogger Tammie Takahashi has published her book Deschooling Gently which you can read exerpts of and order here.

Buy them all! Just make sure you start saving to buy several boxes of my sci fi book too

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