Robert Munsch: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As	Robert Norman Munsch
Born	June 11, 1945 (age 81) • Pittsburgh • Pennsylvania
Awards And Honors	Order of Canada (1999)
Notable Works	“Alligator Baby” • “Andrew’s Loose Tooth” • “Love You Forever” • “Moose!” • “Mud Puddle” • “Ribbon Rescue” • “Smelly Socks” • “The Enormous Suitcase”

default image

Anne Michaels

Canadian poet and novelist

Mordecai Richler.

Mordecai Richler

Canadian novelist

default image

Thomas King

American-born Canadian writer and photographer

Catharine Parr Traill

Catharine Parr Traill

Canadian author

default image

Dorothy Livesay

Canadian poet

Malcolm Gladwell wearing glasses, a light blue shirt, and a dark blazer, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.

Malcolm Gladwell

Canadian journalist and writer

default image

Susan Musgrave

American-born author

default image

Audrey Thomas

Canadian author

default image

A.J.M. Smith

Canadian poet and anthologist

default image

Jonathan Odell

Canadian writer

default image

Martha Ostenso

Canadian author

Margaret Atwood smiling at the camera, wearing a red scarf with butterfly patterns and a black top, in front of an orange background with inspirational words.

Margaret Atwood

Canadian author

Anne Carson

Anne Carson

Canadian poet

default image

Lisa Robertson

Canadian poet and essayist

Michael Ignatieff

Michael Ignatieff

Canadian political leader

Alice Munro

Alice Munro

Canadian author

Michael Ondaatje

Michael Ondaatje

Canadian writer

default image

Sue Goyette

Canadian poet and novelist

default image

Alistair MacLeod

Canadian author and educator

default image

Augusta Braxton Baker

American librarian and storyteller

Book Jacket of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by American children's author illustrator Eric Carle (born 1929)

Classic Children’s Books Quiz