Lap of the Sun by Matt Zurbo   Sammy was a bit of a ratbag. (Girl, fists clenched, elbows high, kicking dirt.) One day she decided she’d do a challenge. No growing large pumpkins, or winning relay races for her! She announced; “I am going to run around the sun!” (Girl standing, with cape on, … Continue reading Day 306: Lap of the Sun

In Her garden by Matt Zurbo   One day, Lilah got lost in her own garden. (Girl walking, doll lolling in hand by her side, 2ft long bee hovering behind her.) It wasn’t that big, not normally, but she’d had a bad day. (Girl falling backwards as bigger Bully Girl 1 pushes her back over … Continue reading Day 305: In Her Garden

In His Moon Boots by Matt Zurbo   Everybody talks about the Man In the Moon, but nobody imagines being him! (End of crescent moon has skinny person with crescent moon for a head, lounging chest-down in it, arm dangling lazily over the side.) I think he’s just a kid. A kid who has to … Continue reading Day 304: In His Moon Boots

It's Just a Little Breeze by Matt Zurbo (Kid and wombat walking together on bush track. No background.) It’s just a little breeze. (Kid happy, flying kite. Wombat running alongside.) It’s only a bunch of leaves. (Kid and wombat playing, laughing, in dead leaves.) Pfft. They’re only clouds. (Kid and wombat in hot air balloon, … Continue reading Day 303: It’s Just a Little Breeze