Robert Munsch

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June 11, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States

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Robert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Fordham University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and from Boston University in 1971 with a Master of Arts degree in anthropology.

He studied to become a Jesuit priest, but decided he would rather work with children after jobs at orphanages and daycare centers. In 1973, he received a Master of Education in Child Studies from Tufts University. In 1975 he moved to Canada to work at the preschool at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. He also taught in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Guelph as a lecturer and as an assistant professor. In Guelph he was encouraged to publish the many stories he made up for the children he worked...more

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Books by Robert Munsch

Average rating: 4.22 · 64475 ratings · 3338 reviews · 90 distinct works

	Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illustrator) 428 avg rating — 41219 ratings — published 1986 — 27 editions	My rating:
	The Paper Bag Princess 432 avg rating — 9536 ratings — published 1980 — 24 editions	My rating:
	Stephanie's Ponytail by Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator) 422 avg rating — 1026 ratings — published 1996 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Thomas' Snowsuit by Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator) 404 avg rating — 936 ratings — published 1985 — 11 editions	My rating:
	I Have to Go! by Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator) 395 avg rating — 756 ratings — published 1986 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Purple, Green, and Yellow by Robert Munsch, Hélène Desputeaux (Illustrator) 423 avg rating — 723 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	Mortimer by Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator) 405 avg rating — 771 ratings — published 1983 — 11 editions	My rating:
	50 Below Zero by Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator) 394 avg rating — 603 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Something Good by Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator) 395 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Murmel, Murmel, Murmel by Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator) 375 avg rating — 550 ratings — published 1982 — 11 editions	My rating:

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“I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living,
my baby you'll be.”
― Robert Munsch, Love You Forever

tags: family

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“Prince Ronald said, Elizabeth, your hair is all dirty. You are wearing an ugly paper bag. You don't have any shoes on and you smell like a dragon's ear. Come back and rescue me when you're dressed like a real princess.

Elizabeth said, Ronald, your hair is all nice. Your clothes are all pretty. You look like a nice guy, but guess what? You are a bum.

They didn't get married after all.”
― Robert Munsch

27 people liked it

“Clang Clang Rattle Bing Bang, Gonna make my noise all day!”
― Robert Munsch, Mortimer

9 people liked it

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