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365 kids books in 365 days

365 kids books in 365 days

by Matt Zurbo

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      • Day 1: The Dragon Who Breathed Letters
      • Day 7: The World’s Smallest Sound
      • Day 37: Build a Moat
      • Day 79: Matchbox Boats
      • Day 86: Monster Pants
      • Day 97: The Storm Goddess
      • Day 128: Little Tiger
      • Day 133: For Cielo
      • Day 137: The Prettiest Flower
      • Day 144: Backwards Billy With Hanging
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Author: Matt Zurbo

Matt Zurbo is a writer and bush worker. He has had nine kids books published, one of which became an Emmy winning cartoon, as well as YA novels (shortlisted CBC Book of the Year), and various works of fiction and non-fiction. He has written for music magazines and copious amounts on Aussie Rules football. He has published many things under many fake names on the internet, just for the fun of it, but won’t tell you what they are! He just loves stories, and writing.

Day 266: Shark

07/05/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

Shark by Matt Zurbo   Freya had a thing for Sharks. (Back of girl, half lit, watching sharks in aquarium.) One day, she felt three of them coming. (Three fins ‘swimming’ through grassy paddock.) “But you’re safe on land…!” people told her. (Farmer jumping out of the way as fins pass him and onto dirt … Continue reading Day 266: Shark

Day 265: The Girl With 1,000 Teeth

06/05/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ 2 Comments

  The Girl With 1,000 Teeth by Matt Zurbo   Chapter 1 Sammy was in love with a girl with 1,000 teeth.    They didn’t really show unless she smiled. It was frustrating. She was pretty, her smirk was beautiful. Sammy really enjoyed telling her jokes, making her giggle… but when she laughed, well, it … Continue reading Day 265: The Girl With 1,000 Teeth

Day 264: Family Trees

05/05/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

Family Trees by Matt Zurbo   Sammy Moore, who most adored, woke up early, fell on the floor. His head too heavy, sprouting branches he ran to doctor, taking no chances. Leaves soon grew, limbs got heavy, full of all his distant relies. His family tree up on head, was a burden, so he said. … Continue reading Day 264: Family Trees

Day 263: The Grave

04/05/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

The Grave by Matt Zurbo   My name doesn’t matter… I was a convict, from England, sent to Van Diemen’s Land, in 1812. (Haunty, shadowed person in rags, standing in the mist.) Some of us were bad. A lot were just unlucky, poor. (Skeletal ghost under ground, watching image of convicts being lead off of … Continue reading Day 263: The Grave

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What is it?

Hi. I’m a short listed author, who loves making kids books, and new father of Cielo – a beautiful baby girl! As an ode to my daughter, I am writing 365 children’s books in 365 days, giving each one art direction, and putting them on the internet for free.

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Day 1: The Dragon Who Breathed Letters

Day 7: The World’s Smallest Sound

Day 86: Monster Pants

Day 133: For Cielo

Day 249: Seagull

Day 257: The Safe Place

Day 265: The Girl With 1,000 Teeth

Day 314: The Plains

Day 318: Grandpapa

 

 

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