L' Univers de Munsch (Robert Munsch)

by Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator), Alan Daniel (Illustrator)

See below for English description. Cinq des meilleures histoires de Robert Munsch -- On partage tout! , La tignasse de Max , Marilou casse-cou , Maquillage à gogo , et Une maison pour rire -- rassemblées dans un magnifique album à couverture rigide. En supplément, les biographies de l'auteur et des illustrateurs, des anecdotes amusantes sur chacune des histoires et une surprise toute spé des poèmes inédits illustrés par nul autre que Michael Martchenko. Five great Munsch We Share Everything! , Aaron's Hair, Up, Up, Down , Makeup Mess , and Playhouse are gathered together in an oversized hardcover gift edition for a great price. Extra bonus material includes biographies of the author and illustrators, the story of how the stories came to be, plus a special never-before-published Robert Munsch poems, also illustrated by Michael Martchenko. Original Much More Munsch!

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

184 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2007

About the author

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 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.

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Solid Sunday night read

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

I rather like this children's story collection. The kid does too. The poems are the weakest part and even those aren't bad.

[Riley Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute cinema

[Marc Lucke · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Munsch anthologies are all excellent collections of classic canadiana, perfect for the preschool-to-early-elementary set. The large, lavish illustrations will keep the younger ones busy searching for Martchenko's various easter eggs and the funny, goofy stories -- always intended to be read aloud -- can be enjoyed again and again.

Our copy of Much More Munsch! is well-worn, already passed down from our eldest to our second child, and guaranteed to remain a bedtime staple for years to come.

[Justy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son is learning the fine of art of waiting to read more another time. We read one of these wonderful Munsch stories before bed, put in a bookmark and save the next story for the next night. He loves the fun the kids have and I love the stories behind the stories that are given at the end of each one.[return]Included in this book are: We Share Everything!, Aaron s Hair, "Up, Up, Down", Makeup Mess and Playhouse.