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Ella Kazoo will do anything to avoid having her hair brushed. Her poor mother is beside herself with frustration as she watches Ella's hair get more and more out of control. But what happens when Ella's hair develops a mind of its own? Find out in this delightful tale, told in rollicking verse, about a girl who's got just what it takes to change a really bad hair day into a happy situation for all.
Notes
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This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.
Food depiction - Incidental
Food types - Everyday drinks
Food practices - Eating in - snack
Gender n/a
Signage n/a Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place n/a Setting - Domestic interior
Food as social cohesion n/a Food as cultural identity - White Australian characters
Food as character identity - Imagining food
Food as language n/a
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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An Appetite for Real Life
2009
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 - 15 March 2009; (p. 3) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2007
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 5-12) -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 21 no. 3 2006; (p. 28)
— Review of Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair 2006 single work picture book -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 50 no. 3 2006; (p. 24)
— Review of Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair 2006 single work picture book -
Celebrating the Ordinary
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 286 2006; (p. 57-59)
— Review of Waltzing Matilda 2006 single work picture book ; The Thirsty Flowers 2006 single work picture book ; Nog the Nag Bird 2006 single work picture book ; Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair 2006 single work picture book ; Eight 2006 single work picture book ; A Particular Cow 2006 single work picture book ; Chatterbox 2006 single work picture book ; Midsummer Knight 2006 single work picture book ; Uno's Garden 2006 single work picture book ; Water Witcher 2006 single work picture book ; Grandpa and Thomas and the Green Umbrella 2006 single work picture book ; Kestrel 2006 single work picture book ; Bobbie Dazzler 2006 single work picture book ; Bushranger Bill 2006 single work picture book ; Moon Bear Rescue 2006 single work picture book ; The Friends of Apple Street 2006 single work picture book ; The Music Tree 2006 single work picture book ; It's Christmas 2006 single work picture book ; Pemberthy Bear 2006 single work picture book ; Samsara Dog 2006 single work children's fiction ; Norman and Brenda 2006 single work picture book
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Under Age
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 9 July 2006; (p. 28)
— Review of Tashi and the Stolen Bus 2006 single work children's fiction ; Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair 2006 single work picture book -
Dish and Spoon Run Away, Lassie Fails to Come Home
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 July 2006; (p. 37)
— Review of Queenie : One Elephant's Story 2006 single work picture book ; Moon Bear Rescue 2006 single work picture book ; Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair 2006 single work picture book -
Celebrating the Ordinary
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 286 2006; (p. 57-59)
— Review of Waltzing Matilda 2006 single work picture book ; The Thirsty Flowers 2006 single work picture book ; Nog the Nag Bird 2006 single work picture book ; Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair 2006 single work picture book ; Eight 2006 single work picture book ; A Particular Cow 2006 single work picture book ; Chatterbox 2006 single work picture book ; Midsummer Knight 2006 single work picture book ; Uno's Garden 2006 single work picture book ; Water Witcher 2006 single work picture book ; Grandpa and Thomas and the Green Umbrella 2006 single work picture book ; Kestrel 2006 single work picture book ; Bobbie Dazzler 2006 single work picture book ; Bushranger Bill 2006 single work picture book ; Moon Bear Rescue 2006 single work picture book ; The Friends of Apple Street 2006 single work picture book ; The Music Tree 2006 single work picture book ; It's Christmas 2006 single work picture book ; Pemberthy Bear 2006 single work picture book ; Samsara Dog 2006 single work children's fiction ; Norman and Brenda 2006 single work picture book -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 50 no. 3 2006; (p. 24)
— Review of Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair 2006 single work picture book -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 21 no. 3 2006; (p. 28)
— Review of Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair 2006 single work picture book -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2007
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 5-12) -
An Appetite for Real Life
2009
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 - 15 March 2009; (p. 3)
Awards
- 2013 honour book KOALA Awards — Picture Book
- 2007 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Early Childhood
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