Robert Munsch

This beloved classic is now available in a board book edition, printed on light, crisp whiteboard and slightly reduced for child-sized hands. Full color.

Love You Forever

Seeing Red

Saoussan Askar

The classic story of an immigrant child adjusting to her new home, now with new illustrations.

FROM FAR AWAY

Springtime is wonderful -- except for the gazillion blackflies and mosquitoes. But Helen has a plan . . .

Blackflies

Princess Elizabeth outsmarts the dragon who's carried off the prince she's slated to marry, but her efforts reveal a surprising detail about her beloved"--

The Paper Bag Princess

Askar

A new laugh-out-loud tale with heart from Canada's #1 storytelling team Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko! When Taylor was a baby, her grandma gave her a blanket. Now she is six and she still takes that blanket everywhere until her brother borrows it to mop up a mess. When he tries to get the stain out, it only gets worse . . . and worse, and worse, with each additional attempt to clean it. Finally her panicked brother hides the remains in the couch cushions and hopes that Taylor will never find it. But she does . . . and she is not happy at all, until her mother shares a story and a keepsake of her own. Once again Robert Munsch teams up with Michael Martchenko to create a hilarious and touching tale about a very familiar childhood experience.

I Can Fix It

Julie thinks her new neighbors must be very scary because all the stuff being moved into their house is enormous. Then she meets David and finds out that he's just a normal, regular boy. But when David's father calls him for supper the sound makes Julie jump in the air, run in a circle three times, run home and lock herself in her room until it is time for breakfast the next day. Could David's father be a giant? A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this tall tale about facing your fears to a new generation of young readers.

David's Father

A collection of children's stories by Robert Munsch including the 'stories behind the stories'.

Munsch Mini-Treasury One

Another laugh-out-loud book from the author of The Paper Bag Princess! Thomas thinks his new snowsuit is the ugliest thing he has ever seen in his whole entire life. When his mother, his teacher, and even his principal try to get him to put it on, his answer is, “NNNNNO.” A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this tale of sartorial stubbornness to a young generation of readers.

Thomas' Snowsuit

A new laugh-out-loud tale about the trials and tribulations of an oldest sibling! Jamaal may be the oldest kid in his family, but he somehow got stuck with the smallest room. His parents agree that it isn't fair, but that is just how it is. But Jamaal isn't satisfied by the answer - if his parents aren't going to fix the house, he will use creativity and his own resourcefulness to engineer the perfect space! What will mom and dad say about his home renovation? This brand-new Robert Munsch story has all of the classic Munsch elements -- wit, whimsical illustrations, and -- at its heart -- an ordinary kid who does extraordinary things! Robert Munsch wrote this story for Jamaal, a boy he met at the army base school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, who was the oldest of his siblings and wanted his own big room too!

Think Big!

Moira’s afraid her parents might get upset if they find out she invited the whole school to her birthday party... so she just doesn’t tell them. The big day arrives, and grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, annnnd kindergarten all come knocking down her door. Before long, the house is a total disaster and Moira’s parents are going crazy trying to figure out how to get enough pizzas and birthday cake to feed everyone. Just leave it to Moira—she’ll figure it all out, and even get the house cleaned up in the process! A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this charming tale of the world’s most boisterous birthday to a new generation of young readers.

Moira's Birthday

Kristen's mommy brings the new baby home - but it's an ALLIGATOR BABY! How is Kristen going to get her real baby brother back?

Alligator Baby

Mortimer becomes rowdier and rowdier as he refuses to go to sleep.

Mortimer

Mortimer will not be quiet and go to sleep. Not for his mother, or his father, or his seventeen sisters and brothers, not even for the police. A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this unforgettable noise-maker to a new generation of young readers.

Favorite stories from Robert Munsch in an early reader format kids will love! Adapted from the originals so beginner readers can proudly say "I read this myself!" What in the world is Robin going to do with the baby she finds in her sandbox? "Murmel, murmel, murmel," is all Robin hears coming from a hole in her sandbox. When she reaches down and out pops a baby, she finds herself in a real fix: who will take care of it? Robin's too little! Off she goes, searching her neighborhood for someone who needs a baby. The woman with seventeen cats doesn't want the baby. Nor does the grumpy man by the bus stop. It looks as though all hope is lost, until a friendly truck driver passes by. He offers to trade his truck for the baby--an exchange Robin can't refuse. Colorful and fun, Robert Munsch's zany stories and Michael Martchenko's illustrations will grab kids' attention and keep them interested as they practice their reading skills. Munsch Early Readers include reading tips and activities, plus a note from the author.

Murmel, Murmel, Murmel Early Reader

Lucia Sforza

Una storia d’amore tra una mamma e il suo bambino... Un libro che racconta il segreto del cerchio della vita, dalla nascita e per sempre. Un testo che ha avuto un enorme successo, rivolgendosi a generazioni di genitori e bambini in Europa e in America, affrontando in modo delicato il tema della continuità dell’amore; la canzone che la mamma canta al figlio da quando è neonato ritorna, passando da una generazione all’altra e oltre. Un libro per tutta la famiglia.

Ti amerò sempre

"Out snowmobiling with their dad, Ali decides she wants to jump in the deep snow. Her sister Kate says she is crazy, and she is right: both girls get stuck way down in the snow and their dad has to yank them out by their ponytails. Then dad goes down the hole to get their lost boots, and the girls drag him back out with the snowmobile. But he forgets the boots -- so dad ties a rope to Ali and Kate, they jump down the hole again ̥and their dad hooks them out with his airplane!"-- Provided by publisher.

Deep Snow

It's breakfast time and Donovan knows exactly what he wants this morning! Not eggs, not pancakes, not cereal. No, what he wants is BEAR, just like his grandfather used to eat for breakfast! So Donovan sets off to bag a bear of his own, going on an adventurous hunt through the woods, where he stalks and is stalked by an ant, a squirrel, and a dog -- but they are not bears, so he shoos them away! When Donovan finally meets a real, big and growling bear, he quickly learns that sometimes breakfast tastes best when it doesn't have any teeth! This story was inspired by Donovan, a first-grader in in La Loche, Saskatchewan, a Chippewan community in northern Saskatchewan that Robert Munsch visited in January, 1990. When Robert asked what the kids liked to eat, Donovan said that he liked to eat BEAR!

Bear for Breakfast

Matthew is thrilled when he finally gets his own bedroom, but then all Mom's relatives come to stay. How can he get his room back?

Robert Munsch

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