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Kaz Cooke Kaz Cooke i(A26984 works by)
Born: Established: 1962 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Cartoonist, author and newspaper columnist Kaz Cooke has also written material for the radio programme Foxy Ladies which she co-hosted with Judith Lucy.

In addition to the indexed works, Cooke has published a variety of books guiding readers through topics such as body image and beauty, modern etiquette, women's health, pregnancy and early child care. Her numerous publications include: The Modern Girl's Guide to Everything (1986), The Modern Girl's Guide to Safe Sex (1988), Real Gorgeous: The Truth About Body and Beauty (1994), Up the Duff: The Real Guide to Pregnancy (1999), Kidwrangling: The Real Guide to Caring for Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers (2003) and Women's Stuff (2011).

The creator of the cartoon character, Hermoine the Modern Girl, Cooke has also illustrated books by other authors.

In 2017, her non-fiction book Girl Stuff 8-12 was longlisted for an ABIA Award.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2019 recipient National Library of Australia Fellowships

for The History of Advice to Women (‘If You’re a Woman, You’re Doing it Wrong’)
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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Girl Stuff : Your Full-On Guide to the Teen Years Camberwell : Viking , 2007 Z1522695 2007 single work non-fiction young adult A highly comprehensive guide for girls to the teenage years, written with the humour, empathy, frankness and authority that Kaz Cooke brings to all her guides for women. Covers subjects such as body changes, body image, feelings, confidence, family, friends, drink, drugs, sex, schoolwork, work, money, safety, mental and physical health, clothes and make-up. Illustrated with Kaz's lively cartoons and quotes from the hundreds of teenage girls who responded to the online Girl Stuff Survey questionnaires. (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
2008 winner Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian General Non-Fiction Book of the Year
2008 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
y separately published work icon The Terrible Underpants Ringwood : Viking , 2000 Z668315 2000 single work picture book children's humour Wanda Linda discovers that all her underpants are on the line and still wet. She is forced to wear her only other pair - the saggy, baggy "Terrrible Underpants". Her pet, a hairy-nosed wombat called Glenda, is not amused. (Soource: LibrariesAustralia)
2001 runner-up CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Crichton Award for Debut Illustrator
y separately published work icon The Terrible Underpants Ringwood : Viking , 2000 Z668315 2000 single work picture book children's humour Wanda Linda discovers that all her underpants are on the line and still wet. She is forced to wear her only other pair - the saggy, baggy "Terrrible Underpants". Her pet, a hairy-nosed wombat called Glenda, is not amused. (Soource: LibrariesAustralia)
2001 runner-up CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Crichton Award for Debut Illustrator
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