Shelley has to pick up the socks she’s left all over her room. But when she opens her sock drawer, a tiny troublemaking boy appears. She has to make her bed, but there he is again, underneath the sheets watering a tomato plant. Soon enough this tiny terror is making a mess all over the house and Shelley’s efforts to get rid of him only make him grow bigger. The solution, to everyone’s surprise, is banishment by hugs and kisses! A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this charming tale of a tiny, yet persistent interloper to a new generation of young readers.

The Book in the Dresser DrawerBrian Lee MillerThe Midwesterner boy had a blessed upbringing hunting, fishing, working, and playing in rural and urban settings. As a presumed misfit he struggled with color blindness, speech disorders, and life's decisions. Portrayed is a teenager who had an encounter with Muhammad Ali, and as a young man lived homeless in his truck while purchasing his first house at eighteen years-old. The blue collar worker crashed a racecar, confronted three near-death situations, and eluded being paralyzed in a fluke accident. Later in life, he competed on a college football team and received an elementary school teaching degree. The wannabe adventurer encountered a WWII German soldier, dwelled among the descendants of the Apache Chief, Geronimo, and slept through a tornado.After ending a twenty-four year marriage, he suffered through depression and suicidal thoughts. The chronicle closes with happiness rediscovered through Jesus, forgiveness, fireflies, marathons, grandchildren, and daydreams of future adventures.

All the kids want to be in a book -- but it might not be as much fun as they think! On their way home from a field trip, the class meets a famous writer who says he is looking for a kid to put in a book. Hailey volunteers, so the writer flattens her out, folds her up, and stuffs her in. But Hailey feels folded and scrunched and trapped and stuck, and asks the kids to get her out of the book. They try all kinds of things, but nothing works, until finally they have an idea &mdassh; and turn the tables on the famous writer! Put Me in a Book! was inspired by a project that a grade two classroom in North Bay created and mailed to Robert Munsch -- now they really ARE in a book!

Cast number: 3.

Shunned at school because he sprouts flowers every full moon, Rink Bowagon makes a special pair of shoes for a classmate who is able to appreciate his unique abilities.

All the feels, Classic Munsch-style Your favorite Classic Munsch characters are back, here to help young Munsch fans understand and articulate their feelings. Elizabeth and other familiar friends are joined by new faces to demonstrate the wonderful range of emotions we can experience in a day. With three new illustrations by Michael Martchenko, Classic Munsch Moods is the latest in the Classic Munsch board book series designed to help toddlers grasp important primary concepts in fun Munsch style.

Pencil and his boy Jackson are a great pair: they draw, they sketch, they scribble. But then Jackson gets Tablet and Pencil finds himself dumped in the dreaded junk drawer; he just can’t compete with Tablet’s videos, games, and movies. How will Pencil ever reclaim Jackson’s attention? With the help of some new pun-loving junk-drawer friends (and a drooling, pencil-chomping dog), Pencil sketches out a plan to draw Jackson back into their friendship. A former educator whose first book was shortlisted for a Crystal Kite award, author Ann Ingalls uses kid-friendly puns and an upbeat tone in this story that celebrates friendship, collaboration, and unplugged fun. Buoyed by award-winning artist Dean Griffith’s always-exuberant illustrations, Pencil: A Story with a Point is a gentle reminder that technology is no match for imagination.