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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 346: If I Could…

26/07/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ 3 Comments

If I Could by Matt Zurbo   (I imagine a classic, fine drawing style, with lots of white line on dark backgrounds, but up to artist. And, for this one, their imagination... Dedicated to Maurice Sendak) These are the things I’d give to you. If I could. The moon. I’d tuck it in your pocket. … Continue reading Day 346: If I Could…

Day 345: King of Birds

25/07/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

King of Birds by Matt Zurbo   Ali always went out on his Dad’s crayfish boat. (Kid running after Dad, who is in fishing waders, stepping onto crayfish trawler, there is maybe two or three seagulls sitting on boat.) It was a fascinating world. (Kid looking through crayfish pot at crayfish.) (Dolphin’s jumping out of … Continue reading Day 345: King of Birds

Day 344: Tin Box Boat

24/07/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ 2 Comments

Tin Box Boat by Matt Zurbo (A wombat casually eating grass, eyes looking up at an Emu.) Wombat and emu set sail in a tin box boat, (Wombat and Emu in small tin boat with sail, leaving shoreline, left to right.) simply happy that tin could be shaped to float! (Both of them sailing on … Continue reading Day 344: Tin Box Boat

Day 343: The Dragon’s Heart

23/07/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ 1 Comment

The Dragon’s Heart by Matt Zurbo   Chapter 1 Neither Liza or Madison could sleep.    “It’s horrible…” Madison quietly said to her sister. “I keep having these weird dreams.”   “Me, too!” Liza whispered. “Of shelves with no books.”    “Or staring at walls,” Madison added.    “Or sitting in an empty room?” Liza … Continue reading Day 343: The Dragon’s Heart

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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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