A new Munsch anthology with never-before-published bonus material!
Five great Munsch stories: 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 bonus: never-before-published Robert Munsch poems, also illustrated by Michael Martchenko.
ROBERT MUNSCH started telling stories when he was teaching in a daycare, to get the kids to settle down. Now he is Canada’s number one author for young readers with more than 80 books in print, including such bestsellers as
The Paper Bag Princess,
We Share Everything!,
So Much Snow! and
Love You Forever. Every one of his stories was first told aloud to children ― and each one is dedicated to the kid who inspired the story. He is a member of the Order of Canada, has a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, and is a hero to generations of young readers. He has been nominated for the prestigious international Astrid Lindgren Award three times. Robert Munsch lives in Guelph, Ontario. Visit him online at http://scholastic.ca/munsch/.
MICHAEL MARTCHENKO has illustrated dozens of books, and is most famous for his work with Robert Munsch, including
Smelly Socks,
Makeup Mess and
We Share Everything! He lives in Burlington, Ontario.
EUGENIE FERNANDES loved exploring the outdoors and making her own little books when she was young. As an adult she has combined these interests by creating books such as Ribbon Rescue, The Tree that Grew to the Moon, Waves in the Bathtub, One More Pet, and Grandpa Dan's Toboggan Ride.
Eugenie is part of a very artistic family. Her father was a comic book illustrator, her husband, Henry Fernandes, is a picture book illustrator who collaborated with her on the book Ordinary Amos and the Amazing Fish, and her two children are also artists. Eugenie lives near Peterborough, Ontario, where she works in a studio that is surrounded by water and woods.