About The Book

Everyone’s got a bottom is a story about children staying safe, in a style that is fun, positive and informative. It’s a tool for parents and carers to gently start a conversation with children about self-protection.

This book is a collaboration between children’s author Tess Rowley and illustrator Jodi Edwards as part of an initiative by True Relationships & Reproductive Health. 

Experts from the early childhood and child protection sectors plus educators who work with children every day contributed valuable insights which led to the creation of this book.

About Us

  • Tess Rowley

    AUTHOR

    Tess has written poems and stories since she was ‘knee high to a grasshopper’.

    Her lifelong work in the area of child and family support has been a guiding focus for her writing of many children’s books for Government / nongovernment organisations.

    Tess’s award winning, ‘Everyone’s Got A Bottom’, gives voice and acceptance to a ‘hard to talk about’ subject and has been highly valued by professionals and families alike.

    With previous book titles such as, ‘I Feel Scared When Mum & Dad Fight’, ‘My Friend Gordon,’ ‘Touches and Feelings’ and ‘Odd Socks’, Tess’s love of writing for young children shines through.

    This year, her book, Jack Changes The Game, about online safety, published by the Australian Federal Police, was given, free of charge, to every primary school in Australia. It’s also freely available as an e-book.

    She received a Lord Mayor’s Australia Day Achievement Award in 2019 for ‘services in the community --children’s author’.

    She was the recipient of the Queensland Writers Centre ‘Johnno’ Award, 2022, for ‘outstanding contribution to the writing culture in Queensland.’

  • Jodi Edwards

    ILLUSTRATOR

    Jodi has always had a passion for color, creating and drawing. As a young child, she would come home from school with a backpack full of tidbits she collected on her way home. What others would see as ‘trash’ she most definitely saw as ‘treasure’.

    Jodi grew up in a multi-cultural household. Her mother is originally from Sri Lanka and her father is Australian. Her dad Hugh Edwards worked in the creative industry and from a young age, she loved to accompany him on photo and TV shoots. She went on to follow in her father’s footsteps and now has a BVA in Illustration. Jodi has won numerous design and illustration awards and she attributes her whimsical and conceptual work to her culturally diverse and creative upbringing.

    In 2007, Jodi full-filled a life-long dream to illustrate a children’s book. She was approached to partner with author Tess Rowley and True Relationships and Reproductive Health to create ‘Everyone’s got a bottom’. The illustrations in the book are intentionally playful, colorful and relatable to assist the reader and engage children. Throughout the book, you’ll notice the lead character’s hat changes and soxy the cat is hiding on each page. Many parents have shared that this book is one of their children’s favorites and on the weekly reading rotation.

    Jodi is also a mother to her young daughter Indigo. She understands the immense importance of this book as a comforting way of starting a daunting conversation. The book has become a valuable tool for her own family, the same way it has for so many other parents and carers.

    Originally from Australia, Jodi has lived in New York for over 10 years working as Creative Director on brands including HelloFresh, Baileys and Lays. She has won several international awards for her branding and packaging design work. Jodi is now the founder of her own agency, HueBold.

    For illustration project or for speaking engagements please reach out via email: jodi@huebold.com
    To see more of her work visit huebold.com