Robert Munsch
Robert Munsch | |
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Munsch in 1997 | |
| Born | June 11, 1945 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American (1945–1983) Canadian (1983–present) |
| Education | Fordham University (BA) Boston University (MA) Tufts University (ME) University of Guelph |
| Period | 1979–2024 |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | The Paper Bag Princess Love You Forever |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | |
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Robert Norman Munsch CM (born June 11, 1945) is a Canadian children's author. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he moved to Canada in 1975 to work at the University of Guelph. His unique storytelling style comes from interactively developing stories with children, taking events from their lives and experience and greatly exaggerating them into the realm of the ridiculous and sometimes fantastical. He has received a Juno Award, induction into the Order of Canada, a star in Canada's Walk of Fame, and has two public schools in Ontario named after him. His books have sold millions of copies, and he has the dubious honour of being the most stolen author in the Toronto Public Library system.