His publisher, Scholastic Canada, writes that he receives about 10,000 fan letters a year.Īn author like Munsch, a mainstay on bestseller lists since the 1970s, doesn't need to do press. But this year, as his latest books I Can Fix It!and Think Big! come out, he reached out to The Next Chapterfor an interview. His stories have been translated into 20 languages, including Anishinaabemowin, Arabic and Swedish. Since publishing his first story over 40 years ago, the Guelph, Ont., writer has sold more than 80 million copies of his books in North America alone. A mother rocks her baby to sleep every night and sweetly sings, "I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always." A boy yells "Clang clang, rattle-bing-bang!" every night at the top of his lungs to protest bedtime.Īll of these classic tales - and nearly 100 others that line children's bookshelves around the world - come from the brilliant mind of Robert Munsch.
A princess outsmarts a dragon, breaks up with her bum of a prince and skips off, barefoot and dirty, to make her own happy ending.
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