Most Popular Books by Michael Martchenko

Discover the story of Robert Munch, Michael Martchenko, and how "The Paper Bag Princes" came to be published.

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.

A collection of children''s books on the subject of fathers.

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!

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

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.

"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 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.

This favourite Munsch tale gets a fresh new cover treatment! After their father reads them a story about lions, Elena and Isaac decide to become lions too. Growling their way through breakfast, and gnawing on "bones", they soon trot off to school. But it''s only when one of their teacher decides to take both of their classes outside to look for animals that Elena and Isaac can really become kings of the jungle! With a grrroooowwwwlll here and a grrrauuuughhh there, Robert Munsch delivers another irreverent snapshot into the world of children and their imaginations. It will leave all readers howling with laughter!

Six stories by Robert Munsch.

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].

La mère d''André lui fait toujours honte, surtout quand ils vont ensemble au centre commercial. Mais cette fois, André se joint à son amie Tania pour lui donner une bonne leçon.

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].

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.

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

While looking for her lost father at the airport, Angela ends up in the front of the plane. She decides to push just one button, and then another ... and another ... About the Annikin Series: Annikins are mini books made especially for children -- small enough to fit into tiny hands and pockets. Each book measures 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" and contains full color pages. Orders for 100 units or more qualify for a handsome clear acrylic counter display. Please mark your order. Re-orders of individual titles in 20s only (Available only to retail stores -- not sold as individual books)

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.