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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 316: Explore

26/06/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

Explore by  Matt Zurbo (Some stories are personal enough, that it's better to simply let the artist do their own thing.)   Have you ever wanted to explore… for no reason at all? I do all the time. Just the thought of it… Not knowing what’s ahead… the only familiar things being; the feel of … Continue reading Day 316: Explore

Day 315: Friend

25/06/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

Friend by Matt Zurbo   Tipperty-tap, then BOOM, BOOM! Be the happiest, in the room! Whisper, whisper… Shout and roar! Who’s tippy-toeing across the floor? Find yourself an imaginary friend, teach them how to juggle and bend. Spin your friend, round and round! See who’s first to leave the ground… Fall in a heap, laugh … Continue reading Day 315: Friend

Day 314: The Plains

24/06/201910/02/2020 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

The Plains by Matt Zurbo   I imagine a flat semi-desert setting, with an Aboriginal girl and boy. Almost every image a panorama. Thomy Wajhata lived on the plains. (Kid, stretching on porch of wooden shack on two foot high stilts, in case of floods, on the plains.) (Kid walking along long, flat plains panorama.) … Continue reading Day 314: The Plains

Day 313: If I Could

23/06/201905/08/2019 ~ Matt Zurbo ~ Leave a comment

If I Could by Matt Zurbo   If I could I’d plant a tree, I’d give it some big mark, so, each year, I could see, from where greatness starts. If you ran real fast, I’d get you a really cute puppy, so as the years past, you’d understand, what it means to be in … Continue reading Day 313: If I Could

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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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