The 100 Books Pact - 50/100

Angel (and me) are in love with Robert Munsch (RM) books and we have read most of his books that our library has to offer. She loves these books so much that she gets them for her book bag program from school (the program where the children can choose a book to carry home for a week from the school’s library) even when she has read them a lot of times and knows the story and the characters by heart. I think his success sutra is the exaggerated sounds and words in each of his stories which the little ones find so appealing. Not to forget the colorful and cheerful pictures by the illustrators. So here I am listing 10 of Angel’s favorite Munsch books out of the many more!

41/100 Alligator Baby  

This one tops the chart. This is the first RM book that we read. Kristen’s parents are expecting a baby, but instead of going to the hospital, they end up in a zoo and got home an alligator baby in confusion. The book always leaves her in splits and she has kept the book for the maximum duration that we can borrow the book from the library (60 days) as well as in the book bag program (2 weeks).

42/100 Mortimer  

A story of a boy who wouldn’t go to sleep and his family is going crazy because of him. His whole family and even the cops tell him to be QUIET and he says yes, but does what he shouldn’t immediately. He sings. Loudly. And has a song for his noise. I think the song is what Angel loves most about this book. Ultimately he falls asleep while the whole family is fighting over whose responsibility it is. It’s great for a bedtime book even or despite of its predictable ending!

43/100 Get Out of Bed 

When Amy’s family couldn’t wake her up in the morning, they dropped her off to school in her bed. So the events of the day carry on around her/including her while she dozes through. What will happen he next day? Her classmates have a last laugh, for sure!

44/100 Andrew’s Loose Tooth  

It’s a good book to read to the age group of 5-6 when they actually start losing teeth. Angel was a little shocked at the idea of losing teeth and we saw some videos of children who had loose/missing teeth and eventually she was okay.

45/100 We Share EVERYTHING  

On the first day of school Amanda and Jeremiah didn’t know what to do and they fight over everything like toys, paints and books, their teacher tells them to share. Soon Amanda parades around in Jeremiah’s clothes and he is loving Amanda’s pink shoes. Fun book.

46/100 Mmm, Cookies 

Christopher’s play clay cookies look delicious and he offers them to everyone, everyone soon realizes that they have been tricked. The teacher decides to give him a taste of his own medicine. The illustrations are wonderful and it’s a fun story that any child will like to hear.

47/100 Ribbon Rescue  

Jillian is in love with the traditional ribbon dress, made of many ribbons (duh!). When she realizes that people need help and her ribbons will do the trick, she happily parts with her ribbons one by one. The plot depicts sharing and helping in a subtle and entertaining way.

48/100 Deep Snow  

This is crazy story about two little girls who dive into the snow and couldn’t get out. We first read it last winter when it was snowing here. This involves a father, a snow mobile, a plane and a dog (in the illustrations). WARNING: Do not attempt to try any of these antics at home - the story is purely silly and meant for a good laugh – we all need it every once in a while.

49/100 Smelly Socks 

Children like all the gross things and this is a reminder to just that.  Tina loves her new socks so much that she is never going to take them off. However when her socks start smelling, her friends take action! Its super funny, very exaggerated and over the top just like many other RM books.

50/100 Moose!  

One morning, Luke finds a moose in his backyard. He then wakes his parents up and nobody believes him until they go to the backyard and loot at the moose themselves. They try to get rid of the moose and are unable to so. Meanwhile Luke develops a special liking for the moose and want to keep it as a pet. It’s a perfect book for young children.