Matthew is up!

Summary


"Matthew is up!" is a short children's story about a little boy who wakes before the rest of his family and handles his morning completely on his own — pouring cereal, using the loo, and dressing himself right down to his Spiderman underpants. But with Mommy, Daddy, and Lizwi all still sleeping, Matthew's quiet independence gives way to something irresistible: jumping. What starts as small jumps in his room slowly spreads through the house, building to a hilariously inevitable ending.


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The sun is up.
Matthew is up.

Mommy is sleeping.
Daddy is sleeping.
Lizwi is sleeping.

Matthew is hungry.
Matthew pours the milk on his cereal.
Matthew eats.
Matthew eats it all up.

Mommy is sleeping.
Daddy is sleeping.
Lizwi is sleeping.

Matthew needs to poo.

He sits on the loo and wipes his own bottom.

Mommy is sleeping.
Daddy is sleeping.
Lizwi is sleeping.

Matthew pulls off his pajamas.
He puts on his clothes.

First, he puts on his Spiderman underpants.
Then he puts on his number 1 shirt.
Then he puts on his pants.

Mommy is sleeping.
Daddy is sleeping.
Lizwi is sleeping.

So Matthew jumps.

Matthew jumps small jumps in his room.

Mommy is still sleeping.
Daddy is still sleeping.
Lizwi is still sleeping.

So Matthew jumps.
Matthew jumps in the passage.

Matthew jumps in the bathroom.

Mommy is still sleeping.
Daddy is still sleeping.
Lizwi is still sleeping.

So, Matthew jumps on them.

Matthew jumps
on Mommy,
on Daddy,
on Lizwi,
on the big bed.

Lizwi wakes up.
Lizwi jumps!

Matthew and Lizwi jump on Mommy and Daddy!

Mommy wakes up.

Credits

Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/matthew-is-up! and was created by: Asanda Buthelezi (Illustrator), Luke Ryan Hohls (Designer), Nicole Copley (Writer), Zanri Kritzinger (Editor) Book Dash logo