This tagxedo is books that are written by Robert Munsch. The shape of it is of the author. |
Robert Munsch was born on June 11, 1945 in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in a family of 9 kids. Roberts’s parents blame his strangeness on
their son who punched Robert in the face the day after he got his braces and
knocked him out. Robert almost flunked
every grade in elementary and middle school but they kept passing him to the
next grade because his younger brother was extremely smart and the school did
not want the two boys in the same grade.
By the time Robert finished the 8th grade, he was still using
his fingers to add math problems. The only thing that Robert did well was write
funny and silly poetry, but nobody around him saw that as important. During his high school years, Robert decided
to become a Jesuit priest which he actually tried and practiced for 7
years. This did not turn out in his
favor so he decided to work in a daycare until he could figure out what he
wanted to do. While Robert was working with the children, he realized that this
is what he really enjoyed. Robert then
went to college to receive a degree in child studies, and that is when he wrote
his first book during his teaching placement.
This book, Mortimer, took
twelve years to publish.
However, Robert was diagnosed as obsessive-compulsive and
manic-depressive which have led to some big mistakes. Robert worked hard to
overcome these problems. Robert even attended
a twelve-step recovery meeting for more than 25 years. These mental health and addiction problems
are not a secret to his friends and family which have been a big support to him
over the years. “I hope that others will
also understand. I hope that everyone will talk to their kids honestly, listen
to them, and help them do their best with their own challenges.”
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