Treasured Guelph author and storyteller Robert Munsch will perform here on Oct. 24 at 1 and 4 pm.
Brimming with energetic storytelling methods, exuberant expressions, and character voices, Munsch’s shows are always alive.
Generations of children worldwide have discovered the magic of reading such favourites as Love You Forever, The Paper Bag Princess, and Mortimer. Beyond being Canada’s best-selling children’s author, Munsch is a member of the Order of Canada and has a spot on Canada’s Walk of Fame.
Munsch was born into a large family in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and was not, by his own admission, a star pupil. Yet he expressed his early love of language by writing poetry. He later studied to become a Jesuit priest and subsequently began working towards his Masters degree in Anthropology.
But it was through his part-time work at a daycare centre that he discovered his love of working with children. That spurred a return to school to become a teacher. He made up his first story, Mortimer, while on a teaching assignment – a story that took 12 years to become a book.
He has over 50 books to his credit: his latest are Mad About Munsch, a collection of five favourite stories, and Too Much Stuff, a new picture book about a young girl who is determined to take all her toys on a trip with her.
To celebrate Munsch’s 30th book with Scholastic Canada, fans can decide which new story will be published in May 2011. There are currently three story c set in different locations in Canada: Rigolet, Labrador; Fort McMurray, Alberta; and Brussels, Ontario. Each was inspired by children Munsch met while visiting those communities.
Tickets are on sale now at the Riverrun Centre box office or online at riverrun.ca. As part of the uGOprogram, university and college students may purchase tickets for $20 each. Through eyeGO, high school students may attend for $5.
