Best Selling Books by Michael Martchenko

Elizabeth decides to chase the dragon and get Ronald back.

When Jennie starts feeding the birds a mixture of jam, avocado dip and chewable vitamins, they grow into enormous bullies and get totally out of hand. Both the humorous story and the inspired satirical art are from the brilliant Michael Martchenko.

"Last stop! Everybody out!" Jonathan is trying not to make a mess, but someone has put a subway station in his apartment. So Jonathan goes to City Hall to fix the computer. A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this hilarious tale about problem solving to a new generation of young readers.

When visiting the grocery shop, parents and children often define s̀omething good'' as different.

Angela accidentally flies a plane while searching for her father at the airport.

Robert Munsch''s hilarious take on bathtime is a long overdue tribute to the kids who dread taking them--and the poor parents who dread giving them! Adam is covered in dirt. His hands are dirty. His face is dirty. And his feet are dirty. "Adam, you need a bath!" his father yells. But Adam doesn''t like baths. All that soap in his eyes, soap in his ears, and soap in his mouth! He doesn''t like them one bit. So while his little sister, his dog, and his cat are laughing, Adam''s father outsmartshim and pops him in the tub. Little does Dad know that Adam has a few tricks of his own...and once he''s in the tub, in control of the tap AND the plug, the mayhem will begin!

Five-year-old Robin discovers a baby that says "murmel, murmel, murmel" in her sandbox and tries to find an adult who wants to take care of it.

Mortimer refuses to quiet down and go to sleep despite being told to do so by his family and the police.

Matthew wants to get his mother a very special gift for Mother''s Day and believes he can afford it after he meets the midnight money van man.

Six stories by Robert Munsch.

"Ce que Marilou casse-cou adore plus que tout, c''est de grimper partout! Ses parents auront bien du mal à la faire descendre du sommet de l''arbre où elle s''est nichée." Réf. La Sélection de livres pour enfants de Communication-Jeunesse 2001-2002.

Matthew meets the midnight tow truck driver, eats red licorice, and finds his toy van, all in one night.

Louise pleure. Tous s''v̌ertuent en vain pour la consoler. Daniel, son frr̈e, rentre de l''čole, lui dit "ounga bounga" et le tour est jou.̌ Louise se remet ̉pleure. Tous de dire en vain "ounga bounga". De retour ̉la maison, Daniel lui dit "bonka wonka" et, de nouveau, Louise arrt̊e de pleurer. Une trame amusante, rehaussě des illustrations de Martchenko. [SDM].

Catherine accompagne son pr̈e au magasin. Elle trouve qu''il n''achẗe rien de bon, elle y va donc de ses propres initiatives. Aprs̈ de nombreuses připťies, le papa achẗera finalement quelque chose de bon. Un rčit original, plein de charmes, de sensibilit ̌et d''humour. [SDM].

Un clàssic del Canadà que ens explica la història d''una princesa i un drac en clau feminista. Un drac converteix el castell de la princesa Elizabeth en una pila de cendres, segresta el seu príncep Ronald i la deixa sense res, llevat d''una bossa de paper i el seu propi coratge. L''Elizabeth s''afanya a vestir-se amb la bossa de paper i emprèn el camí per rescatar en Ronald. Una combinació de valentia, intel·ligència i perseverança la porten a vèncer el drac i a alliberar en Ronald. Quan el príncep no mostra cap mena de gratitud per l''heroisme de l''Elizabeth i té els nassos de criticar la seva aparença, la princesa no vessa ni una llàgrima: diu a en Ronald tot el que pensa d''ell i s''allunya ballant cap al que, sens dubte, és un final més que feliç. Amb la col·laboració de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de Cultura.

There''s a sea monster under Sophie''s bed. He''s small and blue, and is also a terrible singer. Worst of all, it turns out that he''s afraid to come out! Sophie decides to coax the shy monster out into the world, and when they share many adventures together, they both forget to be afraid. Michael Martchenko''s bright, colourful and energetic artwork is the perfect complement to award-winning author Don Gillmor''stale. This wonderfully crafted and whimsical story touches on real childhood issues, and features a spunky heroine sure to become a favourite friend for young readers.

When five-year-old Robin went out into her back yard there was a large hole right in the middle of her sandbox. She reached down the hole as far as possible and gave an enormous yank. Out popped a baby. The baby can only say "Murmel, murmelhellip;". Robin sets out on a series of hilarious adventures, trying to find the baby a home.

Benjamin creates problems when he decides to take his baby sister to school for show-and-tell.