Danny Katz

Danny Katz (born 1963) is a Canadian-born, Jewish Australian columnist and author who writes for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald . His column was syndicated in The West Australian until its unexplained removal in 2016. He is the Modern Guru in the Good Weekend magazine, a parody on modern etiquette advice columns. ^[1]

Originally from Canada, ^[2] Katz's father had worked in Sri Lanka as a geologist, before moving to Sydney. ^[1]

Living in Melbourne, Katz started out as a stand-up comedian and wrote columns for The Age since the mid-1990s before giving up his column in 2021. ^{[1] [3]}

Katz is also known as the author of the award-winning children's book series, Little Lunch, published by Black Dog Books and features illustrations by Katz's wife Mitch Vane, which has been adapted into television series Little Lunch .

Katz has two children. ^[4]

Bibliography

• 1999 – Spit the Dummy ( ISBN   1864489448)
• 2002 – Dork Geek Jew ( ISBN   1865087912)

Books for children (featuring illustrations by Mitch Vain)

• 2000 – Smart Alec ( ISBN   0733916007)
• 2000 – The Incredible Something ( ISBN   0733916090)
• 2001 – A Really Good Scare ( ISBN   0733916171)
• 2006 – Big, Bad Bunnies ( ISBN   0143302280)
• 2007 – A Little Election ( ISBN   978-1921167591)
• 2008 – The Parents are Revolting ( ISBN   978-0143303077)
• 2008 – The Little Lunch Games ( ISBN   978-1742030241)
• 2011 – No-Thanks-Hanks and Other Unmannerly Tales ( ISBN   978-1742485829)
• 2012 – Click, Clack: Buckled in Your Booster Seat ( ISBN   978-1742035260)
• 2012 – That's the Sound the Street Makes ( ISBN   978-1742035307)
• 2012 – S.C.U.M ( ISBN   978-1742379241)
• 2013 – Mucked Up ( ISBN   978-1742379258)
• 2013 – A Book About Scary ( ISBN   978-1743460443)
• 2018 – The Poppa Platoon in Operation Dessert Storm ( ISBN   978-1742769240)
• 2018 – The Poppa Platoon in World War Chew ( ISBN   978-1742769189)
• 2019 – The Poppa Platoon in Saving Private Rabbit ( ISBN   978-1742769257)

Little Lunch series

• The Slide
• The School Gate
• The Old Climbing Tree
• The Monkey Bars
• The Bubblers
• Triple the Treats
• Triple Snack Pack
• Triple the Trouble
• Triple the Laughs
• Triple the Games
• The Block B Roof
• The Off-limits Fence
• The Bin Shed

References

1. Susskind, Anne (17 August 2021). "Danny Katz: 'I'm an idiot writing an idiot column posing as a wise man'". The Jewish Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
2. Purcell, John (1 August 2013). "Danny Katz, author of A Book About Scary, answers Ten Terrifying Questions". Booktopia. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
3. Katz, Danny (11 July 2021). "How one lightbulb moment led to 25 years of laughs". theage.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
4. Zubek, Heather (11 September 2012). "So cool Katz knows it all". The West Australian. Perth, Western Australia: Seven West Media. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

External links

• Harper Collins
• Opinion Column Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• Once Upon A Tram Ride
• Modern Guru