Robert Munsch is a best-selling children's book author and storyteller. (Scholastic)
Robert Munsch is one of Canada's iconic storytellers. Originally from the United States, he moved to Canada to work as a nursery school teacher and began telling stories there. He went on to become a bestselling children's author. His titles include Love You Forever, Mortimer, The Paper Bag Princess, A Promise is a Promise and many more. He was named to the Order of Canada in 2009.
The author talks to Midday about his book's number one spot on the New York Times list of children's books.
Digital Archives9:41Robert Munsch's storytelling ingredients
The lively children's storyteller and author tells Don Harron what goes into creating a good tale for kids. Note: This clip was edited for copyright reasons.
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