We of the Never Never

This is the story of a young bride who goes with her husband to the "Elsey", an outpost ranch located in the Northern Territory of Australia. This book is set in the late 1890s. The life she finds there, and the people, are engaging and fascinating. The burdens and joys she shoulders as she learns outback methods and manners truly hold your interest completely. It is a story of a time and place that few know anything about. This is an Australian classic and will hold the reader's attention. You will race through this one to find out what happens and what does happen will make you both happy and sad.

We have a library of books to help us understand what we can do to best understand and stimulate our childs growth/development(i.e.- What to expect series, Brazleton, Baby book, etc). This is my favorite book since it covers what to expect each month (vs. grouping 6-9 mos developmental stage). In addition it has great ideas for games and play and is very easy to read. Only warning is that relative to other books this book generally is a bit aggressive in its projected milestones (assumes baby will crawl at 6 mos).

I admit that I'm not the most creative person at coming up with games to play with my 10 week old son, and this book has been inspirational for me. The ideas about how to teach your baby about where his foot is, or how to sit up, or that bubble float, are terrific, and the look on his face when I do something the book recommends is just pure joy! My only recommendation is that you stay at least one month ahead, and do things from that month which you think your child is ready for.