The Pit by Matt Zurbo   (Opening image of Sandy, sitting on a bench, alone, looking at a group of schoolkids to the left, clustered, talking, laughing.) No-one knew where the Pit came from. It just appeared one day, in Sandy’s backyard. (Girl looking down into ten foot wide hole.) The Pit had the best … Continue reading Day 362: The Pit

The Wonky Plane by Matt Zurbo   Corey had an aeroplane, as many kids in her parts did - aeroplanes, ponies, billycarts, a horse called the Cisco Kid. A pogo stick, a hot air balloon, they liked to get around - if nothing else it all made for, a very exiting town! Corey’s plane was … Continue reading Day 361: The Wonky Plane

With You by Matt Zurbo   These are the moments I’d like to be stuck in time with you. (Two kids, one helping other lower down a small drop of some sort.) As you’re sighing. You have a great sigh. Eating an icy pole. Pulling faces. Describing monsters. Exploring... While watching a movie outdoors. At … Continue reading Day 360: With You

Wombat and Smoke Foxes by Matt Zurbo Jannali was a wombat made of cogs and gears. (For this book I imagine beautiful b&w images, almost etchings, no greys. But up to artist. Wombat in paddock at night, looks normal, other than small bow off centre on head, and a few small gears and small aerial in … Continue reading Day 359: Wombat and Smoke Foxes