{"product_id":"leaves-robert-munsch","title":"Leaves Robert Munsch","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"seemore-0\" class=\"slot product-about 9781524771287 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target-height=\"477\" height-fold=\"377\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"seemore-0\" class=\"slot product-about 9781770499263 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target-height=\"455\" height-fold=\"377\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-about 9780525553366 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" id=\"seemore-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height-fold=\"377\" target-height=\"455\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s fall, and the front yard is full of colourful leaves. Dad asks Sidney and Alex to rake them all up, and when they find Dad’s fancy new leaf blower in the garage they are excited to try it out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat could possibly go wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFans and new readers alike will love this story of what happens when a familiar chore gets a zany twist!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Story: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlex, Sydney and Camryn lived down the street from Robert Munsch. They are in this story because one day he told stories at the local school. In Sydney's class he made up a new story about her dad's new leaf blower, and then he went down the hall and told it in Alex's class, too. Then he told the story to other kids. The more he shared it, the better it got. And now it's a book!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Munsch\u003c\/strong\u003e is Canada's bestselling author. \u003c\/span\u003eLong before he started writing books, he was a storyteller. The first time he told his stories to a group of children was in 1972, when he was a student teacher at their nursery school. The children liked his stories, so he started telling them more often. He would often take the same story and tell it again and again, changing it a little bit each time, until it got to be really good. Kids liked how loud and animated he was while he told them stories, so he kept doing that, too. This would become his signature storytelling style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEventually, once his stories got really,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereally\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egood, he wrote them down and sent them to a publisher. The publisher said “Yes!” to the story that became the book\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMud Puddle.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eToday, more than 50 Robert Munsch books have been published. Some, like\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove You Forever,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ebecame runaway international bestsellers. Some, like\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Paper Bag Princess\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZoom!,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003echallenge conventions and stereotypes. But nearly ALL of them are based on real kids that Robert Munsch has met, often on his tours and travels. Sometimes, as in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinding Christmas\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePyjama Day!\u003c\/em\u003e, he even uses his own family. Each book is dedicated to the kid or kids it is based on. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile Robert Munsch has countless fans across North America (he receives about 10,000 letters a year!) his books are also popular around the world. They have been translated into over 20 languages, from Arabic to Swedish, including several First Nations languages. Robert Munsch has received many awards for his work as an author and storyteller. He has a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, the Order of Canada, and a school named in his honour!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Munsch was even once a kid himself. He grew up in a large family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Now that he’s grown up and has (grown-up) kids of his own, he lives with his wife in Guelph, Ontario, where you can often find him on long walks with his dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael Martchenko\u003c\/strong\u003e has always loved to draw. He started off drawing new pictures for his favourite comic books, then went to art school and became the art director at an advertising agency. His first picture book was Robert Munsch's \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Paper Bag Princess\u003c\/em\u003e. Now he writes and illustrates picture books full time from his studio in Toronto, Ontario. He has collaborated with Robert Munsch on many titles, including, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMmm, Cookies!, We Share Everything, Alligator Baby, Makeup Mess, Up, Up, and Down, Andrew's Loose Tooth, Playhouse, More Pies \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Zoom!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe has also illustrated his own books, and such popular titles as \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOonga Boonga\u003c\/em\u003e. Michael loves to include sub-plots and visual jokes in his books — watch for the chickens in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlayhouse,\u003c\/em\u003e and see if you can spot Michael and Robert Munsch at the bus stop in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore Pies!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor: Robert Munsch (Canadian!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIllustrator: Michael Martchenko (Local Torontonian!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--ProductDimensionsLabel\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--ProductDimensionsLabel\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProduct dimensions: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e32 pages, 9.91 X 8 X 0.11 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--ReleaseDate\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--ReleaseDate\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeptember 20, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"detail-product-specs__item\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--PublishedBy\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"detail-product-specs__label\" data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--PublishedBy\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Scholastic Canada Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecommended for ages 3-8. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43213636927744,"sku":"9781443196642","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/1937\/9100\/products\/leaves-robert-munsch.jpg?v=1663247745","url":"https:\/\/playfulmindstoys.ca\/products\/leaves-robert-munsch","provider":"Playful Minds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}