Tuesday, 22 November 2011

A BRAND NEW KIND OF PARENTING BOOK....FEATURING....YOU!

Hey you beautiful people :-)

I am putting together my first book and need your help!

I've been dreaming it up for a while, and figuring out what I want it to be, and now I know.



The thing is, I am a super big fan of a lot of hippy type books on parenting, but there's very little out there that completely ticks all my boxes. 

I want a book that's a bit indie, a bit hippy, a bit retro, a bit punk. Flowery. Paisley. Electro. 

I want poetry. I want photos. I want paintings. I want a feast of colours. I want cute photos of babies in all their glorious splendour. I want pics of mamas, papas, grandparents, siblings. I want anecdotes. I want wisdom. I want nitty gritty. I want taboo. I want flippant, silly and rude. I want heartbreaking. I want breastfeeding pics. I want bottle-feeding ones. I want pics of bellys. Tattoos. 'Just after birth' pics. Placenta pics. Bonding pics. 

I want the book to be a joy to look at, to be a coffee table wonder, with unexpected random things on each page. Something for expectant mamas and papas that is delicious, succulent and wow.

What I don't want is to push any parenting style/method/philosophy. This book will not be about judgement. Or saying "Do it like this".

It will simply be an eclectic snapshot of all things baby and pregnant and groovy.

You guys will get the credit - I see myself really as just the editor/co-ordinator.

The best bit? All the proceeds from this book will go to charity. Every single penny.

At the moment it's a toss up between Warchild and Hope.

If you'd like to be involved, please drop me an email at

onelittlebuffalogirl@hotmail.com

Can't wait to hear from you!!!

Love 

Xx Motherfunker xX

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12 comments:

  1. Julie23 November 2011 at 16:48

    BIG thumbs up to this idea. Offering my support and any other help I can give.

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  2. Unknown23 November 2011 at 16:56

    oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh love it! Will certainly contribute some goodies - do things need to be original or can they have appeared elsewhere before?

    And nominal deadline?

    Go Paula!!!! xxxx

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  3. Motherfunker23 November 2011 at 19:18

    Wow - thanks for your support ladies!!! That means soooo much to me. I feel your passion and enthusiasm from here :-)

    I hope to spend the next 4-5 months compiling it, and the following few months getting it ready to sell in time for next Christmas.

    I will consider any material, and if it has already featured elsewhere and is gorgeous, I'll have it!!!

    I have scoured Amazon and big book shops like Waterstones and there just doesn't seem to be any other book quite like this - it needs to be published!!!

    XXXXX

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  4. Big mamma frog23 November 2011 at 19:54

    I'd be happy to be involved. Not sure what I can contribute in terms of wisdom {big g}, but I appear to have survived the ravages of parenthood so far ;)

    will drop you an email.

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  5. VivJM24 November 2011 at 11:29

    Go motherfunker! Not sure what I can contribute...but will ahve a think about it, and of course, wish you all the most bestest loveliest wishes with it xx

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  6. Motherfunker24 November 2011 at 21:31

    THANK YOU sooo much guys. I am mega grateful!!!

    :-)

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  7. The Knitty Gritty Homestead28 November 2011 at 01:27

    Got your email...give me an idea what you'd like specifically (from my blog)...homebirth? Going through surgery with a baby? Breast and bottle? Letting go? Let me know!

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  8. Motherfunker28 November 2011 at 20:27

    Will PM you, but essentially, the one you think would most help others X

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  9. Ella9 December 2011 at 14:09

    This sounds gorgeous! I'd love to contribute so I'm going to have a think, and I'm going to tell all the mummy's I know too :D ^_^

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  10. Motherfunker9 December 2011 at 20:25

    Thank you Ella, I will look forward to your contributions!!! Best wishes,
    Motherfunker X

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  11. Loving Earth Mama14 December 2011 at 17:08

    YES! I want to be involved. Check out my flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/gauri_lama/sets/ for my style and level of photography (I am an amateur who has fun with it); there are lots of other different photos scattered through my blog, too, perhaps some of those appeal (they include a breastfeeding gallery, for example http://lovingearthmama.com/2011/05/04/wordless-wednesday-brestfeding-gallery/) and/or I could write something if you are looking for 'words'.

    This is a GREAT project. Love it! Thanks for pointing me to it!
    Gauri

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  12. Motherfunker14 December 2011 at 21:32

    Oh wow, has my christmas come early or what? LOVE these photos! Love love love!!! THANK YOU. Yes to all of it. Will be in touch really soon :-)
    Xx Motherfunker xX

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