Hippo, Big Toe by Matt Zurbo A-hem! (Kid, with red, woollen onsie on, fist over mouth, coughing/clearing throat.) Hippo, big toe, so slow, river flow. (Kid, finger in air, Behind him: A hippo, big toe, snail, river.) Silly dance, zombie trance, bull ants. Baggy pants. (Kid doing silly dance. Other three things lined up … Continue reading Day 198: Hippo, Big Toe
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 197: The Mermaid and the Fisherman
The Mermaid and the Fisherman by Matt Zurbo The beautiful mermaid sung a delicious, mighty note. Up through the calm depths, to a wild storm that note did spiral and float. Three fishermen working hard at sea hearing her siren’s call, turned up their radio up loud and made a point to snore. “Sorry, … Continue reading Day 197: The Mermaid and the Fisherman
Day 196: Beautiful Stories of Awkward Monsters
Beautiful Stories of Awkward Monsters by Matt Zurbo I see this as a series of creepy drawings with text to the side. Bedtime rhymes and ditties of a different kind. Better Red One day a fire started burning, on poor old Bobby’s head. He walked around wearing it proud, “Better red,“ he said, “than … Continue reading Day 196: Beautiful Stories of Awkward Monsters
Day 195: The Voice in the Courtyard
The Voice In the Courtyard by Matt Zurbo Shiraz was bullied a lot. (Little girl being taunted/having a raspberry blown at her, by bully.) She would run into the courtyard to cry. (Girl in small, high-walled, pot-plant-filled, vine covered, courtyard, with fish big clay pot, etc…) Her sobs would travel every water spout and … Continue reading Day 195: The Voice in the Courtyard
