Michael Martchenko

When Angela's father takes her to the airport, he does not count on the magnitude of the problems she will create, as the young lady winds up taking off in an untended airplane.

"Tyya is grocery shopping with her dad, but he's not letting her pick any of the good stuff like cookies, ice cream, or candies. When she holds still and is mistaken for the best, most lifelike doll in the supermarket, an argument at the till leads her dad to buy something good after all"--

Sheila and Michael visit the firehouse and ask to drive a fire truck, and while they don't get to take the wheel, they do manage to go to a fire.

Declaring he never needs to pee again, Andrew suddenly changes his mind only one minute into the drive to his grandparents' house, much to his parents' chagrin.

An empowerment-focused keepsake edition of one of the world's best-loved picture books. 40 years. 7 million copies. 1 kick-ass princess who has inspired generations of readers to stand up for themselves. How do you celebrate an occasion as special as 40 years in print for a book as beloved as The Paper Bag Princess? You track down some of the most poignant commentary about the story; you share behind-the-scenes insights from the author and his...

Beloved Robert Munsch stories with text adapted for beginner readers, including a note from the author, reading tips, and reading activities. Moira's afraid her parents might get upset if they find out she invited the whole school to her birthday party . . . so she just doesn't tell them. The big day arrives, and grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, aaaaand kindergarten all come knocking down her door. Before long, the house is a total disaster and Moira's...

"Last stop! Everybody out!" Jonathan is trying not to make a mess, but someone has put a subway station in his apartment. So Jonathan goes to City Hall to fix the computer. A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this hilarious tale about problem solving to a new generation of young readers.

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...

Ben wants to take something really neat to school for show and tell. What could be neater than his new baby sister? But his sister doesn't want to co-operate. She cries in his backpack. She cries at the teacher. She cries at the principal, who decides she must be sick. When they call in a doctor, she cries harder. Ben knows just the right person to call to help-his mom! A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this charming tale of...

Jule Ann pounds on the bottom of a cookie jar and a small, dark lump bounces out. The Dark quickly eats up Jule Ann's shadow, and then her mother and father's shadows, growing bigger and bigger with each swallow. When the Dark grows as big as her house, Jule Ann comes up with an ingenious plan to get it back where it belongs. A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book brings all of the escalating thrills of The Dark to a new generation of young...