All children know, having a nanny is hard work, and having a Pussy is even more challenging! Join the Buttonhole Children on their enlightening journey as they explore with their Pussy, experiment with their Pussy, and teach their Pussy the ins and outs of Buttonhole Manor.
Learn about Ma-má and her peculiar habits, the Witch in the Goblin Forest, and how to help those less fortunate than yourself.
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With five-star reviews by celebrity mom Patsy Ramsey, and child-care advocate and professional nanny Ghislaine Maxwell, Our Pussy will be your new favorite coffee table book that you hastily cover with a throw pillow when guests arrive unannounced, or that book you give a special place to under your dress socks.
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Our Pussy: A Children's Tale
By James Edward
Now available in paperback and eBook on Amazon.
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Three noble children of the Buttonhole Marquisate: Jon, Wilma, & Georgie. A capricious Ma-má, ever at her cauldron or green liqueurs; a dear Pa-pá, in the fields or at the gentlemen's baths; a tongue-speaking Housekeeper; village gossips; hidden children in attics; and an errant slew of stableboys; a devious, clawed midwife... oh yes, and do not forget the nanny, Pussy.
The eldritch village of Buttonhole is a strange one indeed. With their nanny, affectionately named "Pussy," join the Buttonhole Children in a tale of tongue-in-cheek, double entendre scenes illustrated in full-page images; with rudely suggestible chapter titles, and scenarios expertly harboring shocking innuendo. An entire book of artwork--each hinting at subtle meaning (pay close attention!)--reminiscent of Edward Gorey. Numerous literary references are craftily inserted into the narrative, from VC Andrews, Shirley Jackson, & Thomas Tryon's Harvest Home, to the dramatic suicides of Sylvia Plath and Virginia Woolf. Of course, we did not forget about yellow wallpaper! Get your copy and keep it away from the kids. Or not.
Welcome to our darling new web presence! We, the Noble Children of the Mighty and Great House of Buttonhole are simply delighted that you have decided to pay us a visit. We are most gracious for your letters reporting your arrival and hope the journey through The Marches was a pleasant one. Mrs. Fubbs, the Housekeeper, has prepared tea and victuals for your refreshment, and your trunks will be hastily taken to your rooms. Please excuse Mrs. Fubbs--she is keen on caterwauling and grasping at her heart whenever she encounters an untidy room, Pa-pá's late-night visitors, or when a spirit floats past and gives her a hard slap on the kettledrums.
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On the morrow, we hope to provide you with a grand tour of the estate, where we can visit all of our favourite places. We shall visit the cellar, the pet cemetery, the recently burnt-to-cinders woodshed (how DID that happen?), and the watery bat tunnel where we misplaced our trusting new friend from the caravans. Oh, the delights to be had!
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Of course, as proper, we will always be escorted by our Most Dear Companion: our nanny, Pussy. We hope you will find much pleasure in Our Pussy as we do.
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With warmth,
Jon, Wilma, & Georgie