No Parent Is An Island

<p>It's two a.m. and you've got a crying child and you know you'll never remember this five years from now but tonight it's all there is.</p><p>It's two p.m. and the kids have covered themselves - outside and in! - with petroleum jelly in just under thirty seconds. You know this could never happen to anyone else. Could it?</p><p><strong><em>No Parent Is An Island</em></strong> explores those moments when life becomes ... an adventure! For author Paula Johanson it has been an adventure complicated by twins a farm and a partner with an overdeveloped sense of humour. To say nothing of pigs splendid isolation and forgotten territory.</p><p> </p><p>As Paula writes: <em>Sometimes all it takes is a single lyric like the Travelling Willburys singing I've been robbed and ridiculed/ in daycare centres and night schools/ handle me with care to get people in daycare centres and night schools across a continent singing bits of a song all that season while rocking their kids.</em></p><p> </p><p>Doublejoy Books is pleased to present this new edition of<em> <strong>No Parent Is An Island</strong></em> a celebrated book that is now the first book in the <strong><em>Slice of Life</em></strong> series by Paula Johanson. Look for the sequel <em>Working Parent</em> with more family stories! The series goes on with<em> Under The Plow</em> a collection of Johanson's popular op-ed columns for a rural newspaper.</p><p> </p><p><em>Paula Johanson chronicles the adventure of parenthood with wry wit and ironic accuracy. </em>- Jim Holland editor <em>Island Parent</em> magazine</p><p> </p><p><em>I thoroughly enjoyed reading Paula's insight into parenting. I laughed (to tears) along with her at the antics of her children (and husband) and found myself nodding agreement over life's trials. Paula has found a way to survive with a smile. This book is a very pleasant reminder that children are fun even when they challenge us to the Moon.</em> - Christine Stusek mother of three artist daycare provider</p><p> </p><p><em>This book helped me stay sane when my kids were small. It's just the right size to keep in the bathroom.</em> - eager fan who bought two more autographed copies to give her friends.</p>