Michael Martchenko

Robert N. Munsch

His mother, teacher, and principal have a hard time trying to convince Thomas to wear his snowsuit.

Thomas' Snowsuit

After attempts by his mother, his father, his brothers and sisters, and even two policemen, Mortimer finally goes to sleep.

Mortimer

Andrew always answers no when asked if he needs to go to the bathroom, but changes his mind after the car is in motion, his snowsuit with ten buckles and seventeen snaps is put on, and as dinner is about to begin .

I Have to Go!

Jason finds a way to save his father from sleepwalking into the 50 below zero cold night, but develops his own problem in the process.

50 Below Zero

After Christopher plays a trick on his mom and dad by serving them cookies made of clay, they engage his teacher in a way to get back at him.

Mmm, Cookies!

When Jule Ann lets a piece of darkness out of the cookie jar, it sets out to steal the shadows from everything else.

The Dark

Benjamin causes a commotion in his classroom when he brings his new baby sister in to school for show and tell

Show and Tell

On the first day of school, after their kindergarten teacher scolds them for not sharing, a boy and girl share their clothes and shoes.

We Share Everything!

Jonathan goes to City Hall to complain after his nice clean living room is suddenly turned into a messy subway station.

Or, Blackberry Subway Jam

Jonathan Cleaned Up, Then He Heard a Sound

When Megan leaves the pen gate open the pigs rush out and take over.

Pigs

A little girl takes matters into her own hands after her brother is accidentally born in a zoo and her parents repeatedly bring home the wrong baby.

Alligator Baby

Hoping to be as beautiful as a movie star, Julie excitedly buys and applies various kinds of makeup, but the people around her do not react the way she expects.

Makeup Mess

When Angela's father takes her to the airport, he does not count on the magnitude of the problems she will create, as the young lady winds up taking off in an untended airplane.

Angela's Airplane

Saoussan Askar

Escaping with her family from war-torn Lebanon, Saoussan attends a Canadian school where the language and customs are unfamiliar and sometimes scary.

From Far Away

What makes Robert Munsch's stories so popular? They're contemporary and zany, reflecting "a jaunty belief in the power of children..." says Horn Book Magazine. This first best-of collection features five all-time favorites: David's Father The Fire Station I Have to Go! The Paper Bag Princess Thomas' Snowsuit Michael Martchenko's exuberant artwork has been re-sized for this new format.

The First Munsch Collection

Munschworks

Samuel, a very hungry boy, joins a pie-eating contest at the park.

More Pies!

When troublesome Tyya's frustrated father orders her to "stand still" after she causes mischief in the supermarket, a store employee mistakes her for a doll and places her on a shelf to be sold.

Something Good

Rene asks her father and mother to build her a playhouse, a play barn, a play cow, and more, until finally her parents decide that they'd like to have a play Rene.

Playhouse

When Lauretta tries out a 92-speed, silver and gold, dirt-bike wheelchair, she gets a speeding ticket during her one-day tryout, but when her older brother has an accident, only Lauretta and her amazing wheelchair can whisk him to the hospital in time. Reprint.

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