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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 322: My Everything

02/07/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

My Everything by Matt Zurbo (This story is as much about the imagery as it is the emotion. When possible, I would advise the artist to show as much of the sky as possible. Almost every page should feel like a panorama.)  Ella’s my mate. She’s a champion junior surfer. Locally, anyway. (Wide panorama of … Continue reading Day 322: My Everything

Day 321: The Ten Best Ways to Power Your Boat

01/07/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

The Ten Best Ways To Power Your Boat by Matt Zurbo   Here are the Ten Best Ways to Power Your Boat! (Two kids with small bathtub they have rigged up like a boat. One kid in homemade pirate outfit. Image small with large, white background.) 1. Hippopotamus. (Fat hippo hanging onto back of boat, … Continue reading Day 321: The Ten Best Ways to Power Your Boat

Day 320: The Place With No Name

30/06/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

The Place With No Name by Matt Zurbo   There’s a place you can go once you’re in bed. (Black page.) First the lights have to be out. (Black page.) Then, you have to whisper, three times, so soft you can’t tell if you're awake or asleep; “Bedtime… bedtime… bedtime…” (Bedtime words on black page.) … Continue reading Day 320: The Place With No Name

Day 319: Libby Lip’s Broad Rimmed Hat

29/06/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

Libby Lip's Broad Rimmed Hat by Matt Zurbo   Libby Lip found a hat, with a rim, broad and flat! (Little girl skipping, looking at a sunhat with a 15 foot rim, stuck in branches of a tree.) Sure, it was kind of big, but no sun would shine on her lid! (Girl wearing enormously … Continue reading Day 319: Libby Lip’s Broad Rimmed Hat

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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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