Most Popular Books by Robert N. Munsch

It''s Saturday morning and Ashley just wants to go outside and play. Who cares if her hair is messy? Mom does! Ashley hates it when her mom puts braids in her hair. It looks nice when it''s done, but she has to sit still for hours while her mom brushes and pulls and braids: back and forth, up and down, round and round. It takes ALLLL day, and Ashley never has time to do anything fun. That is, until Grandma comes for a visit, and they decide that it''s time to braid MOM''S hair! Robert Munsch is the father of two girls who did NOT like it when he put braids in their hair. This story will appeal to every kid who hates it when Mom or Dad fusses over their appearance!

Jason finds a way to save his father from sleepwalking into the 50 below zero cold night, but develops his own problem in the process.

When Angela''s father gets lost at the airport, she looks for him everywhere, even inside an airplane. But when Angela''s love of button-pressing proves too great, she finds herself in charge of flying the plane. Can Angela make it back down to the runway?

While on vacation. Matthew is excited to take part in the local sandcastle contest. The winner gets a bathtub filled with ice cream! But Matthew is just too good at building sand castles.

Shelly finds a tiny boy in her sock drawer, and soon discovers the way to get him to leave.

Robin finds a baby in a hole in her sandbox and sets off to find someone to take care of it.

Julie discovers that her new friend''s father is a giant.

Hoping to be as beautiful as a movie star, Julie excitedly buys and applies various kinds of makeup, but the people around her do not react the way she expects. Grades K-3. 2001.

On the first day of school, after their kindergarten teacher scolds them for not sharing, a boy and girl share their clothes and shoes.

Little Jule Ann is pursued by a mud puddle who likes to jump on her.

When the judges think that Matthew''s sand house is real, he has to prove to them that it is just a big pile of sand so he can win the ice cream grand prize.

Lacey has no clean clothes to wear so her mom makes her wear a weird and embarrassing t-shirt to school.

Robert Munsch''s hilarious take on bathtime is a long overdue tribute to the kids who dread taking them--and the poor parents who dread giving them! Adam is covered in dirt. His hands are dirty. His face is dirty. And his feet are dirty. "Adam, you need a bath!" his father yells. But Adam doesn''t like baths. All that soap in his eyes, soap in his ears, and soap in his mouth! He doesn''t like them one bit. So while his little sister, his dog, and his cat are laughing, Adam''s father outsmartshim and pops him in the tub. Little does Dad know that Adam has a few tricks of his own...and once he''s in the tub, in control of the tap AND the plug, the mayhem will begin!

Leonardo can''t stop being the class clown despite his teacher''s protestations.

A collection of children''s books on the subject of snow.

Despite her friendship with the wind, Millicent is lonely for other children and asks the wind to bring her a friend.

Jonathan is surprised to find a subway station stopping in his living room.

How can a few extra toys cause so much extra trouble? Temina is excited about taking a trip on an airplane, and super-excited to include ALL of her toys and dolls on the trip as well. Until mom says: "You can bring just ONE doll." Impossible! How is she going to pick just ONE? She hatches a top secret plan and sneaks more than one toy into the airport and onto the plane. While everyone around her gawks, Temina proudly displays her beloved companions. Word spreads quickly to other children on the plane, who feel lonely without their own dolls. Temina is happy to lend out her treasures. The flight becomes a happy memory for Temina and her family, and even more so months later when her generosity is rewarded in the most surprising way! Like Temina''s dolls bursting out of her backback, this new story by Robert Munsch is bursting with humour and surprises at every turn, beautifully enhanced by the delightful artwork of Michael Martchenko!

This story starts out with a familiar premise: Michael and Sheila visit a fire station. But then the Munsch flair for imaginative insight and humor take over. While the two kids are exploring a fire truck, an alarm goes of -- and away go Michael and Sheila to the rescu. Narrated by the author.