Robert Munsch

Robert Munsch is a Canadian children's book author. Though he is probably best known for the book LOVE YOU FOREVER, I have a few other books of his I love which maybe aren't as well known. I highly recommend going to his website (http://robertmunsch.com) because he explains the inspiration behind each of his books which are just as interesting as the stories themselves.

The Paper Bag Princess
This is one of the all time best books to read to anyone, but especially little girls. THE PAPER BAG PRINCESS is a children's story that not only has a endearing plotline but fun illustrations as well. The story is fairly straightforward. A dragon attacks a castle and kidnaps the Princess Elizabeth's fiancé. Everything was destroyed in the fire, save for a single paper bag. Elizabeth dresses in the paper bag and heads off to rescue the prince from the evil dragon. Not only does this book take stereotypes and flip them on their heads, but it just leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling when you finish reading it. Children will love the witty and intelligent princess as she tries to rescue the man of her dreams.

Stephanie's Ponytail
This story is a cute one about being original and dealing with taunted. STEPHANIE'S PONYTAIL follows the story of Stephanie who decides to go to school with a ponytail. Everyone makes fun of her but she doesn't let it bother her. The next day, all of the girls have ponytails. Stephanie is irked by this but decides to do something about it. As the story goes on the situation gets more extreme but Stephanie remains calm and copes well. The illustrations just add to the quirky story and make it a fun read.