title: Welcome to Motherhood: Poems of humor, advice, and reassurance for new moms (full-color edition) (Volume 1)
author:  Lori Fettner 
description: Lori Fettner was a production editor in the childrens division of Simon &amp; Schuster before becoming a teacher, and now she is writing full time while caring for her daughter. Her first book, Teaching to the Child, was published under the penname Ms. Frank in 2012. Her latest book, Welcome to Motherhood, is available in both a black-and-white, and full-color edition. Lori is currently working on the 2nd book in her motherhood series and something brand new. Visit LoriFettner.com for more information on her past and upcoming books, events in your area, her teaching and motherhood blogs, and more!
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  #### Acclaim for _The Single Mum’s Wish List_
  
  
  ‘What fabulous, confident writing! One of the freshest, funniest, most
  exciting new voices I’ve read for a long time.’ Jane Fallon
  
  
  ‘A warm and insightful debut with a clever, funny and totally relatable
  heroine.’ _Sunday Express_
  
  
  ‘Very funny and delightfully relatable – this was a real treat.’ Trisha Ashley
  
  
  ‘We’ve all been a “Martha Ross” at some point, so we loved this hilarious and
  moving novel about starting afresh.’ _Take a Break_
  
  
  ‘Fresh and funny and REAL … Martha really spoke to me. She will steal
  everyone’s heart!’ Veronica Henry
  
  
  ‘Beautifully written and emotionally intelligent. I rooted for Martha from the
  start.’ Sara Lawrence, _Daily Mail_
  
  
  
  
  
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  _Also by Charlene Allcott_
  
  
  THE SINGLE MUM’S WISH LIST
  
  
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