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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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Day 10: Signal Station

24/08/201829/09/2020 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

Signal Station by Matt Zurbo There once was a German railway signal station. That sounds impressive, but all it was, was a little wooden booth in the railways yards. A railway worker would stay in there, sheltered from the weather, and signal to trains which way to go, and use big leavers to change the … Continue reading Day 10: Signal Station

Day 9: How To Make A Dragon

23/08/201829/09/2020 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ 1 Comment

How to Make a Dragon by Matt Zurbo So, you want to make a dragon!?(Boy and girl staring at the viewer) First, get rid of any scientists. All those facts! Brrrr!(Boy pulling trap door lever, scientists falling, clipboard in air. Girl, thumb to nose, fingers out, poking tongue)Now, there are many types of dragons. Pick … Continue reading Day 9: How To Make A Dragon

Day 8: Little Jellyfish and the Underwater Olympics

22/08/201824/09/2020 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

Little Jellyfish and the Underwater Olympics by Matt Zurbo (I would like this book to be informative, as well as fun. One or two amazing facts about these creatures, even the mermaids, to either be in a discretely coloured, small typeface in corner/dead zone of page, or after story in index. Not slowing down main … Continue reading Day 8: Little Jellyfish and the Underwater Olympics

Day 7: The World’s Smallest Sound

21/08/201806/11/2020 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ 12 Comments

The World’s Smallest Sound by Matt Zurbo   Some boys liked blue, some girls pink. Some girls liked black, some boys liked orange. Cielo was dreamy. She liked to listen to noise. The tick of her clock at night was like the sound of an old friend.She would imagine the barking dogs were really wolves, … Continue reading Day 7: The World’s Smallest Sound

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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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