Robert Munsch
A born storyteller, Robert Munsch loves writing stories for young
children, and children love reading them. A bestselling author in both
Canada and the United States, he has sold over thirty million books.
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His official biography says he grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but Robert Munsch
likes to say that he never grew up at all - he’s still as much of a kid as ever! That could be
the secret that makes him one of the most popular children’s writers in the world.
Somehow, he has never lost the power of imagination we all had as children.
Using his imagination is what kept Robert going through school, which he found
difficult. He was a very bad pupil and never really learned the basic skills of math and
spelling. But he could reach into his mind and come out with wonderfully inventive, silly
ideas that he turned into poems and stories.
Robert first set out to become a priest, and also studied history and anthropology at
university. But along the way, something special happened - he got introduced to
children, and the children got introduced to his stories.
Working at a daycare centre to put himself through school, Munsch discovered his
amazing storytelling skills and the joy of thinking like a kid again. Incredibly, he did this
for ten years, making up one wonderful story after another, day after day, without ever
thinking of writing them down!
It was only when he and his wife moved to Guelph, Ontario, and a librarian overheard
Munsch’s stories that he was convinced to send some of them to a publisher. Just one was
accepted, but that got him going as a writer.
At first, his books sold slowly and gained just a little popularity every year. Then, in
1986, he published Love You Forever. It became the bestselling children’s book in
Canada and the U.S., and Robert Munsch was suddenly a household name!
Twenty-five years later, Munsch still publishes about two books a year and they all sell
like crazy. But what he really loves to do is drop in on kindergarten and daycare classes
that have written to him. He will just show up, unannounced, and spend a few hours
telling stories. Often, he will arrange to stay with a student’s family and share a whole
day with them!
Everywhere he goes and all the people he meets provide Robert Munsch with more story
ideas and more joy. He’s never stopped being a kid, and kids never stop loving him.
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