diff --git a/chef/__init__.py b/chef/__init__.py
index fccae67..a8afad5 100644
--- a/chef/__init__.py
+++ b/chef/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from chef.client import Client
 from chef.data_bag import DataBag, DataBagItem
 from chef.exceptions import ChefError
+from chef.cookbook import Cookbook
 from chef.node import Node
 from chef.role import Role
 from chef.environment import Environment
diff --git a/chef/cookbook.py b/chef/cookbook.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af76397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chef/cookbook.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+from chef.base import ChefObject
+from chef.api import ChefAPI
+from chef.exceptions import *
+
+
+class Cookbook(ChefObject):
+    """A Chef cookbook object.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 0.2.3
+    """
+    url = '/cookbooks'
+    api_version = '0.10'
+    attributes = {
+        'url': str,
+        'definitions': list,
+        'files': list,
+        'libraries': list,
+        'metadata': dict,
+        'providers': list,
+        'recipes': list,
+        'resources': list,
+        'root_files': list,
+        'templates': list,
+        'version': str}
+
+    def __init__(self, name, version=None, api=None, skip_load=False):
+        self.name = name
+        self.api = api or ChefAPI.get_global()
+        self._check_api_version(self.api)
+
+        self._versions = Cookbook.versions(name,
+                                           self.api) if not skip_load else []
+
+        self.url = (self.__class__.url + '/' + self.name + '/' +
+                    (version or self.latest_version))
+        self.exists = False
+        data = {}
+        if not skip_load:
+            try:
+                data = self.api[self.url]
+            except ChefServerNotFoundError:
+                pass
+            else:
+                self.exists = True
+        self._populate(data)
+
+    @property
+    def latest_version(self):
+        return self._versions[-1] if self._versions else None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def versions(cls, name, api=None):
+        """Return a :list: of versions for the specified cookbook
+        """
+        api = api or ChefAPI.get_global()
+        cls._check_api_version(api)
+        try:
+            data = api[Cookbook.url + '/' + name].get(name)
+        except ChefServerNotFoundError:
+            return []
+        items = data.get('versions', []) if data else []
+        return sorted([item['version'] for item in items])
diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index bdd6449..f9835e8 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ Environments
     :members:
     :inherited-members:
 
+Cookbooks
+---------
+
+.. autoclass :: Cookbooks
+    :members:
+    :inherited-members:
+
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