Most Popular Books by Robert N. Munsch

A story of love between a mother and her son through time.

A classic Munsch tale about a kid who loves to climb. Anna loves to climb, even if she''s not always successful. What''s more, she''s impossible to stop! Up, up, up she goes, to the very top of the enormous tree in her yard. "Be careful!" says her mother. "Come down!" says her father. But getting Anna down is not as easy as it looks. Time for mom and dad to climb the tree . . . In this fun story, kids will delight in the repetitive, silly wordplay, and the curious, unstoppable Anna, who is always several steps ahead of her parents!

All the kids want to be in a book -- but it might not be as much fun as they think! On their way home from a field trip, the class meets a famous writer who says he is looking for a kid to put in a book. Hailey volunteers, so the writer flattens her out, folds her up, and stuffs her in. But Hailey feels folded and scrunched and trapped and stuck, and asks the kids to get her out of the book. They try all kinds of things, but nothing works, until finally they have an idea &mdassh; and turn the tables on the famous writer! Put Me in a Book! was inspired by a project that a grade two classroom in North Bay created and mailed to Robert Munsch -- now they really ARE in a book!

A princess follows a dragon who has kidnapped the prince she was going to marry.

A very Munsch Christmas! For the first time ever, Canada''s best loved author and illustrator team creates a festive story to ring in the holiday season -- with all of the zaniness fans have come to expect, of course! Every year Julie finds the Christmas presents her parents hid: in the basement, under the bed, in the garage. But this year it''s Christmas Eve and she has found nothing. NOTHING! She''s worried -- will be there no presents at all? Her investigation takes her to a mysterious box on the rooftop, which -- lo and behold -- houses all of the gifts! But, in classic Munsch mayhem, she becomes trapped inside, creating the biggest surprise of all for her family on Christmas morning.

In the middle of the night, when everyone else is asleep, Amy is wide awake. So, when everyone else is awake the next day, Amy stays fast asleep. Her Mother, Father and brother all try to wake her up, but they just can''t! How will they get her to school? And

". . . warmth and humor of Munsch at his best".--Globe and Mail. Full-color illustrations.

Jonathan''s efforts to keep his apartment clean are foiled when a subway unexpectedly stops in and unloads thousands of passengers. Jonathan sets out on a surprising adventure to solve this curious problem.

The logical position for a ponytail on Stephanie''s head becomes a riotous adventure.

The adventures of Michael and Sheila, who decide to visit a fire station.

Ciara builds a hockey rink behind her house and she is determined to win at the game no matter what the cost

Kristen''s baby brother is swapped at birth and his sister is determined to find him.

Andrew''s tooth is loose and no one can help him remove it, not even the Tooth Fairy.

Kristi wants to go fishing with her dad -- and makes the most amazing catch EVER! A simple story about a great day of fishing for a girl and her dad -- with a whimsical, fantastical, outrageous Robert Munsch twist, of course! Kristi has finally persuaded her dad to take her fishing. But the waves make the boat go up and down, and she tumbles into the water. When dad pulls her back in, he gets a BIG surprise -- Kristi is holding an ENORMOUS fish! Could this be a new way to catch fish? When her next swim leads to an even bigger surprise, Dad knows it''s time to go home. But wait until Mom finds out!

Robert Munsch cooks up some mischief in this scrumptious tale -- now with a fresh new look! When Christopher goes into the basement and sees a pile of play clay in the corner, he decides to cook up some mischief. Wap, wap, wap - he shapes the clay into cookies, and then decorates them with sugar, icing and raisins, all of play clay. Christopher''s parents are touched when he presents them with a beautiful batch of cookies--until they actually try one and find out the cookies were made from play clay! YUCK! When Christopher goes to school, his teacher helps the class make the most incredible cookies of all. Perfect for read-aloud, this fun book is perfect for April Fool''s Day -- or any day that needs some laughs! Now reissued with a bright new cover design. When Robert Munsch worked in daycare, he used to play a game with the kids. When they were at the play clay table, he would come over and say, "Has anybody made me a cookie today?" Each kid would then make him a clay cookie and laugh when he tried to eat it. The kids NEVER got tired of it, and eventually all those stories turned into this single story!