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Matt Stanton Matt Stanton i(A150621 works by)
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Matt Stanton is a Sydney-based author. He published his first children's book in 2012; since then, he has published a range of pictures books and children's chapter books, including the Funny Kid series.

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y separately published work icon Evie Dreams Big Sydney : ABC Books , 2023 25996390 2023 single work children's fiction children's

'Sometimes feeling bored is just the beginning ...

'My name is Evie and I'm making plans. Actual plans. I'm going to build my own house. I'm not talking about some silly treehouse either. I'm going to build a real house.

'Only it seems everyone else who lives in Turtle Place has an opinion they'd like to share. Frog and Milo want to build something totally different, Mr Santos is grumpy, Mrs Katz is spying on us, my sister is the most annoying person on earth and my parents don't believe in me at all. But I have a plan!

'I have big dreams when I'm bored ...' (Publication summary)

2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Younger Readers
y separately published work icon The Power of Being Odd Sydney : ABC Books , 2023 25769231 2023 single work children's fiction graphic novel children's

'Two worlds collide in this conclusion to The Odds trilogy

'Kip, Dad and the Odds have been taken to Kip's Imaginatorium -- a mysterious building in the middle of the desert. This is her imagination in real life. Going in is easy. Getting out might be impossible.

'A place filled with magnificent new characters, unbelievable rooms, secret doors, terrifying Fears and the incredibly strange Dots, could this finally be the way for the Odds to get back to their own worlds? And will the greatest adventure of Kip's life be inside her own mind?' (Publication summary)

2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Younger Readers
y separately published work icon Funny Kid Catastrophe Sydney : ABC Books , 2022 25391864 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'A new pet purchase becomes CATASTROPHIC. Laugh your head off with the super-popular Funny Kid series!

'Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. He's also the boy who absolutely, definitely, does not under any circumstances want a cat. So why did Mum and Dad just bring one home?

'Max is the funny kid but now a cat is here to ruin his life!

'Cat bums, cat claws, ticklish cats, piano-playing cats, cats that will run away and cats that won't (oh, and a jealous Duck in a toilet jacuzzi) are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure!' (Publication summary)

2023 shortlisted Russell Prize for Humour Writing Humour Writing for Young People Award
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