- His book, "Love You Forever", is the #1 best-selling children's book of all time.
- Currently (2004) lives in Guelph, Ontario.
- Studied to be a Jesuit priest for 7 years before switching to writing.
- Born in Pittsburgh but revoked his American citizenship to become Canadian.
- Bases the characters in his stories on real children.
- Has published 42 children's books.
- He was awarded the C.M.(Member of the Order of Canada) on April 15, 1999 for his services to Canadian Children's Literature.
- Guelph, Ontario, Canada (June 2007)
- Has three adoptive children: Julie, Andrew, and Tyya.
- Munsch and his wife Ann discovered they could not have biological children after two pregnancies ended with still-births. They instead went for adopting children.
- Munsch studied to become a Jesuit priest, but after having jobs at orphanages and daycare centers he decided he would rather work with children.
- Munsch grew up in a family of nine children.
- Munsch's books are the most-often stolen from the Toronto public library.
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