Books by Robert Munsch

Moira invites grades 1 to 6 to her party. But her parents don't know—until …

Ben wreaks havoc at school when he decides to bring his baby sister for show and tell.

Julie learns that families come in all shapes—and sizes.

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.

Robert Munsch is one of North America's best-selling children's book authors. Two of his books appeared on The New York Times list of the top 100 children's books published in the last fifteen years. Since his first book was published, in 1979, over 20 million Munsch books have been sold in a dozen languages. Munschworks 3 features: • Stephanie's Ponytail • Angela's Airplane • Jonathan Cleaned Up • Show and Tell • A Promise is a Promise (written with Michael Kusugak, illustrated by Vladyana Langer Krykorka)

“Something good” is exactly what Tyya, Andrew and Julie want to put into their shopping cart. Tyya's dad won't buy anything good at the store—no ice cream, no candy, no cookies. But when the saleslady puts a price sticker on Tyya's nose, Daddy is finally forced to buy something good.

Bestselling team Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko create another wacky adventure about a boy named Matthew who makes a sandcastle so real, that every

While on vacation. Matthew is excited to take part in the local sandcastle contest. The winner gets a bathtub filled with ice cream!

But Matthew is just too good at building sand castles. The judges all think the house he builds, complete with sand chairs, a sand refrigerator, and sand food is real! He has to prove that it's all just a big pile of sand so he can win that ice cream!

One volume cannot possibly contain all the Munsch favorites—it would be too heavy to lift! Now volume two has another five classic Munsch titles: • Pigs • Purple, Green and Yellow • Mortimer • Murmel, Murmel, Murmel • Something Good These stories in this large-format book include the original illustrations by Michael Martchenko and Hélène Desputeaux.

Jason's dad falls asleep everywhere … except in his own bed. All night long, Jason gets woken up by strange noises that lead him to find his dad in the most unexpected places—from on top of the refrigerator to the freezing cold woods outside his house. In order to finally get a good night's sleep, Jason musters up all of his resources and comes up with a most unexpected solution—tying his dad's toe to the bathroom doorknob to keep him in place.

It is Olivia's birthday, and when she blows out the candles on her cake and makes a wish—she gets exactly what she wanted!

A brand-new look for a classic story. First published in 1979, this was the first of Robert Munsch's oral stories to be turned into a book. Since then, it has made countless children (and adults) all around the world laugh out loud. When Jule Ann goes outside, a mud puddle jumps on her and gets her dirty all over. No sooner does her mother scrub her clean than she ventures out again, only to be pounced upon by the pesky mud puddle. The cycle continues until finally Jule Ann gets the better of the mud puddle with cheerful ingenuity and two bars of smelly yellow soap. Lively, clever artwork by award-winning illustrator Dusan Petricic gives this bestselling picture book a fresh and energetic look that will charm a new generation of young readers.

This story starts out with a familiar premise: Michael and Sheila visit a fire station. But then the Munsch flair for imaginative insight and humor take over. While the two kids are exploring a fire truck, an alarm goes off—and away go Michael and Sheila to the rescue!

Megan thinks pigs are dumb, but they show her!

Thomas refuses to wear his new snowsuit despite the pleas of his mother, his teacher, and even his principal.

Brigid really loves markers. But when she draws on herself with super-permanent ink, she knows that spells trouble.

The stories in this Munsch collection are: • The Paper Bag Princess • I Have to Go! • David's Father • The Fire Station • Thomas' Snowsuit

The ever-popular story of a little boy in the throes of toilet training.

With over half a million copies in print, Mortimer is one of Robert Munsch's most popular and beloved books. Mortimer is the story “... of a little boy who won't go to sleep at night and who drives his family crazy with his rowdiness ... [It] reads as though it was written by a parent driven frantic by one of the contemporary but compulsive stages of childrearing ... [It is] of tremendous appeal to kids and parents at the same stage.”—Globe and Mail

None of the kids in her class wear a ponytail, so Stephanie decides she must have one. The loud, unanimous comment from her classmates is: “Ugly, ugly, very ugly.” Steadfast, when all the girls have copied her ponytail, she resolves to try a new style. With true Munsch flair, each of Stephanie's ponytails is more outrageous than the last, while the cast of copycats grows and grows.

This bestselling modern classic features a princess who rescues a very snooty—and ungrateful—prince.

Bestselling team Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko create another funny adventure about a girl named Tina, who loves her brand-new socks so much that she's never ever going to take them off!

Tina loves her brand-new socks so much that she's never ever going to take them off! But when her wonderful socks start to get smelly, her friends have to take action!