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Miranda's dad is running his first big race, and Miranda is there to cheer him on. But wait.... Is it really the other way around?
Miranda’s dad is going to his very first marathon. But they get there late and Dad sends Miranda to get him some water. Before she can bring it back, the starter’s horn goes off and the runners are off!
Miranda takes the water bottle and dashes down the course looking for her dad. She runs up hills and down hills, and catches up with runners wearing tutus and vegetable costumes and normal clothes. She asks each one: “Have you seen my dad?” Some of the runners are nice, some ignore her, and some call her a pipsqueak, but none of them has seen her father.
Finally Miranda gets to the finish line, where she finds her father ... and gets a big surprise!
Miranda’s dad is going to his very first marathon. But they get there late and Dad sends Miranda to get him some water. Before she can bring it back, the starter’s horn goes off and the runners are off!
Miranda takes the water bottle and dashes down the course looking for her dad. She runs up hills and down hills, and catches up with runners wearing tutus and vegetable costumes and normal clothes. She asks each one: “Have you seen my dad?” Some of the runners are nice, some ignore her, and some call her a pipsqueak, but none of them has seen her father.
Finally Miranda gets to the finish line, where she finds her father ... and gets a big surprise!
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2015
About the author
Robert Munsch
264 books1,776 followersRobert 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 with.
Munsch's wife delivered two stillborn babies in 1979 and 1980. Out of the tragedy, he produced one of his best-known books, Love You Forever. This book was listed fourth on the 2001 Publishers Weekly All-Time Best selling Children's Books list for paperbacks at 6,970,000 copies (not including the 1,049,000 hardcover copies). The Munsches have since become adoptive parents of Julie, Andrew and Tyya (see them all in Something Good!)
Munsch has obsessive-compulsive disorder and has also suffered from manic depression. In August 2008, Munsch suffered a stroke that affected his ability to speak in normal sentences. He has recovered enough that he is able to perform live, but has put his writing career on hold until he is fully recovered.
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 with.
Munsch's wife delivered two stillborn babies in 1979 and 1980. Out of the tragedy, he produced one of his best-known books, Love You Forever. This book was listed fourth on the 2001 Publishers Weekly All-Time Best selling Children's Books list for paperbacks at 6,970,000 copies (not including the 1,049,000 hardcover copies). The Munsches have since become adoptive parents of Julie, Andrew and Tyya (see them all in Something Good!)
Munsch has obsessive-compulsive disorder and has also suffered from manic depression. In August 2008, Munsch suffered a stroke that affected his ability to speak in normal sentences. He has recovered enough that he is able to perform live, but has put his writing career on hold until he is fully recovered.
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March 5, 2018
Miranda and her father are out before a big race. After making him late, Miranda is sent to collect some water for her father, but cannot find him afterwards. When the horn sounds, Miranda is off and running, trying to locate her father. Finding many other runners--both helpful and rude-- Miranda continues to search for her father, giving a gold medal performance in her searching. By the end, a large surprise awaits her. Neo liked this story and asked if we could get back into running. Let's get the snow gone first, little buddy!
March 21, 2025
I give it 10 stars and I don’t know why
December 31, 2018
Miranda's father is going to run in his first marathon, she copies him and accompanies him on his little journey; because Miranda drank a whole jug of OJ she had to use the bathroom, which made her father late for the marathon.
When they finally did get to the race, she was in charge of getting her father some water. When she returned, Miranda realized that she and her father were separated and he probably had started the race already, so she runs off looking for him in the crowd of people.
Some are nice, some are rude, which I hated, but I get, it isn't about the book, in this case, I just kept saying to myself, why would someone be so rude to a little girl who is looking for her father? But, she beat them, didn't she?
I do think that the ending was sudden, I think it's missing something, the story was flowing so nicely and then all of a sudden it's over?
Aside from that, it's a cute story.
When they finally did get to the race, she was in charge of getting her father some water. When she returned, Miranda realized that she and her father were separated and he probably had started the race already, so she runs off looking for him in the crowd of people.
Some are nice, some are rude, which I hated, but I get, it isn't about the book, in this case, I just kept saying to myself, why would someone be so rude to a little girl who is looking for her father? But, she beat them, didn't she?
I do think that the ending was sudden, I think it's missing something, the story was flowing so nicely and then all of a sudden it's over?
Aside from that, it's a cute story.
March 25, 2018
The story is dedicated to someone in Vancouver and it is about a dad & his daughter who are going to a race. The dad needs water before the race & his daughter sets off to find some. But, she realizes the race has started and tries to find her dad by running alongside the runners.
She ends up winning the race. If you note the breakfast she and her dad are eating prior to the race, it is interesting to see that their meals are slightly different after the race :)
She ends up winning the race. If you note the breakfast she and her dad are eating prior to the race, it is interesting to see that their meals are slightly different after the race :)
May 28, 2018
Not bad. Not hysterical but still good.
September 28, 2019
A cute story
October 20, 2021
love it I have always been a big fan
June 3, 2025
Haha the irony and subverting expectations and how the story came full circle with the dad getting to eat what he wants and the kid having to eat like a runner.
March 18, 2026
i mean it was good and all but i didnt really understand it. they were just going into a race and eating broccolli like literally
and the pages fell out too :( (like 13 14 15 and 16)
and the pages fell out too :( (like 13 14 15 and 16)
January 8, 2022
Am I wrong to consider R.M. a master of hilarious twists? This story isn't just for kids, it's a must-give to every marathon racer you know.
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