Matthew is up!

Summary

The story revolves around a young boy named Matthew, who wakes up early in the morning while the rest of his family—Mommy, Daddy, and Lizwi—are still asleep. Matthew independently handles his morning routine, including eating breakfast, using the bathroom, and getting dressed. Realizing that everyone is still sleeping, he starts jumping around the house in different rooms. Eventually, Matthew decides to jump on his family's bed, waking up Lizwi, who joins him in the fun. As they both jump on their parents' bed, Mommy finally wakes up too, concluding Matthew's active morning. This narrative emphasizes themes of independence, energy, and the joy of being a child.

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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