Biography of robert munsch

Frank B. Edwards is known for humourous picture books and easy readers, such as Mortimer Mooner Stopped Taking a Bath and Crowded Ride in the Countryside. Here, his work takes a new turn as he writes the biography of a man who is undoubtedly the most well-known Canadian children's author ever. (What appears to be a series title, "Larger than Life," appears on the cover and the title page, but there are no other entries in the series in the current Fitzhenry and Whiteside catalogue.)

     The book takes readers step-by-step from Munsch's infancy through childhood and a difficult adolescence.

It was his love of books that brought him into contact with Sister Emma Jean Middendorf, a young nun who was the school librarian� Although Robert had a reputation as a poor student, Sister Emma Jean quickly learned about his voracious appetite for books. She decided t

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Robert Norman MunschCM (born June 11, 1945) is an American-born, Canadian children's author.

Personal life and career

Robert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 11, 1945. He grew up in a family of nine children. Munsch 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.

Munsch studied to become a Jesuit priest, but decided he would rather work with children after having jobs at orphanages and daycare centers. In 1973, Munsch received a Master of Education in Child Studies from Tufts University. He moved to Canada in 1975 to work at the preschool at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. Munsch also taught in the College of Family and Consumer 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.

One of Munsch's best-known books, Love You Forever, was listed fourth on the 2001 Publishers Weekly All-Time Bestselling Children's Books list for paperbacks at 6.97 million copies (not including the 1.049 million hardcover copies). It has since sold over 30 million copies and has been f

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