Beneath the Surface by Matt Zurbo (This is a book for the artist, and imagination. No words at all.)  Opening image of Boy and Dad (overweight, decked out in fishing gear) carrying small two-man tinnie (fishing boat) across sand of small, Italian-looking fishing village beach, to the water’s edge. Dad fishing on perfectly still, glassy … Continue reading Day 26: Beneath the Surface

Storm RisingbyMatt Zurbo   Winter fell hard on Maggie’s town. Most people (rugged up) scurried from A to B. “It’s as if the weather is punishing us for enjoying such a long summer,” Maggie’s mother said.But the rain felt like it had always been there. Summer seemed a lifetime ago.(Maggie, super rugged-up, holding hand of … Continue reading Day 25: Storm Rising

DidgeridoobyMatt Zurbo   Didgeridoo how do you do?I just blew a didgeridoo! Billabong, just like in the song,a bunyip lives in a billabong! Kookaburra, will laugh for ya!Laugh and laugh just like you ought ta! Billycart or billygoat,a billygoat with a sore throat! A wombat does a square poo.A cute poo for me and you! … Continue reading Day 24: Didgeridoo

Mud! by Matt Zurbo   Deano loved his footy! He brought his to school every day. And, early Saturday mornings, he got to run around for his team, the Otway Mud! (Purple jumpers with yellow ‘O’ with yellow ‘M’ inside it, on chest. Jumper muddy.) Deano’s coach was a scary potato farmer, who sometimes came … Continue reading Day 23: Mud!