Mortimer

Robert Munsch

Turtleback, 1985 - Juvenile Fiction - 26 pages

The story . . . of a little boy who won't go to sleep at night and who drives his family crazy with his rowdiness. . . . (It is) of tremendous appeal to kids and parents at the same stage.--Globe & Mail. Full-color illustrations.

About the author

Robert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 11, 1945. He received an undergraduate degree in history and a master's degree in anthropology. While studying to be a Jesuit priest, he worked part-time at an orphanage. He decided he liked working with children and left the Jesuits after 7 years to work in a daycare center. He studied for a year at the Elliot Pearson School of Child Studies at Tufts University. He ended up at a lab preschool at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario and eventually became a Canadian citizen. While working at a daycare center and telling stories to children, he realized that storytelling was what he loved to do and eventually he started writing the stories down. His first published title was Mud Puddle. He has written over 50 books including Love You Forever, Mortimer, Angela's Airplane, Andrew's Loose Tooth, Stephanie's Ponytail, Moira's Birthday, and Put Me in a Book.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Mortimer; Munsch for Kids
• Author: Robert Munsch
• Illustrated by: Michael Martchenko
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Turtleback, 1985
• ISBN: 0833594656, 9780833594655
• Length: 26 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Bedtime & Dreams; Juvenile Fiction / Boys & Men; Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner