New Releases by Robert N. Munsch

Ali wants to jump in the deep snow, but when she does, she goes waaaaay down! How will her sister and her dad get her out? bbB

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.

When Shelley opens her sock drawer, a tiny troublemaking boy appears. Soon enough this tiny terror is making a mess all over the house and Shelley''s efforts to get rid of him only make him grow bigger.

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!

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!

His mother, teacher, and principal have a hard time trying to convince Thomas to wear his snowsuit.

Cheryl and her dad go ice fishing, but it turns out that the fish are pretty smart. They are trying to catch the people right back. In the end, Cheryl and her father bring home something really good... and it''s not a fish at all

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!

Brigid really loves markers. But when she draws on herself with super-permanent ink, she knows that spells trouble.

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

If Lacey can''t remember to put her clothes in the laundry, her mom is going to make her wear a weird grandma shirt to school.... And who knows what could happen? With his classic style, Robert Munsch takes a normal, everyday situation and turns things upside down! When Lacey goes to get dressed for school she finds she has. . .no clean clothes! Her mom tells Lacey to wear the shirt her grandma gave her. It''s a weird shirt that says: "Kiss me, I''m perfect!" Lacey just knows the other kids are going to make fun of her. On the way to school, Lacey meets a cat, a dog and an eagle. They all read her t-shirt, and give her a kiss! Then she meets a moose, who gives her a large wet moose kiss, right up the front of her face and over the top of her head. Lacey is thrilled - maybe this shirt is wonderful, not weird! "This is a story about Lacey, a girl from Stewart, B.C. All the animals in the story are really in Stewart. Not near Stewart, IN Stewart. The day I made up this story the kids could not go out for recess because there were two grizzly bears on the playground. Lacey was in grade one and was wearing a t-shirt that said, "GIVE ME A KISS HUG," says Robert Munsch.

Matthew enters a contest at the beach and builds an unbelievable sand castle.

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.

Le soir de l''Halloween, Luca se peint un visage si terrifiant que les propriétaires des maisons qu''il visite s''évanouissent en l''apercevant. Il pénètre alors dans leur demeure et s''enfuit avec la réserve de bonbons et le contenu du réfrigérateur. Il croise un policier qui s''interroge sur son énorme sac, mais qui s''enfuit aussi en voyant son maquillage. De retour à la maison, Luca effraie également un adolescent qui effectuait le même manège que lui avant de profiter tranquillement de sa réserve de bonbons jusqu''à l''année suivante. Un récit dont l''humour est magnifiquement mis en images par les aquarelles de Martchenko, mais dans lequel le comportement (inadmissible dans notre société) demeuré impuni du jeune garçon laisse quelque peu perplexe. [SDM].

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

Join Megan''s journey as she discovers that pigs are intelligent creatures.

Stephanie tries to be an individual in school and wear her hair different but everyone copies her.

Despite the warnings of her mother and father, Anna persists in trying to climb things, eventually ending up in the top of a tree and refusing to come down.

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!

Everyone is late for the wedding and nothing is going right. But Jillian and her wonderful ribbon dress can fix almost anything--from the groom''s shoelaces to the bride''s unruly hair. But now Jillian''s dress is a mess. Who is going to fix it for her?

Collection of Robert Munsch''s favorite stories.

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

Amy''s mother, father, brother, and the school principal use very unusual measures to try to get the sleepy girl out of bed.

Presents five favorite stories by children''s author, Robert Munsch.

Saoussan, a war refugee, has problems adjusting to her new home in Canada.

Spanish translation.