How to Push a Perambulator: 50 Lessons in the Lost Art of Motherhood

by Allison Vale

From the perspective that modern mothers—almost without exception—simply do not possess the necessary skills, this miscellany provides the requisite knowledge with which a lady may efficiently produce and raise a child while maintaining an unruffled composure. From conception in How to Produce a Son and Heir and adolescence in How to Lace up Your Daughter to the essential How to Break a Child’s Will and the bizarre in How to Avoid the Delivery of Monstrous Babies and Rabbits, this book provides a much needed tongue-in-cheek antidote to the plethora of perfect parenting manuals and self-help programs. It is an indispensable tome for new and expecting mothers!

208 pages, Hardcover

First published April 28, 2008

Reviews

[Colin · Rating 4 out of 5]

And odd book, mostly humorous, about the Victorian arts of motherhood (such as how to push a pram, hence the title). I gave this as a gift to my fiancee on the anniversary of my proposal (and her acceptance) - she loves all things Victorian, and hopes to be a mother someday . . .