{"id":16796,"date":"2025-12-11T01:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/beloved-childrens-author-robert-munsch-promising-dozens-of-books-to-come-after-his-death\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T01:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:21:01","slug":"beloved-childrens-author-robert-munsch-promising-dozens-of-books-to-come-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/beloved-childrens-author-robert-munsch-promising-dozens-of-books-to-come-after-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved children\u2019s author Robert Munsch promising dozens of books to come after his death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Entertainment\u00b7ExclusiveAfter a lifetime of writing beloved children\u2019s books, Robert Munsch is now living with dementia and Parkinson\u2019s disease. In an exclusive interview that he calls his \u201clast hurrah,\u201d the bestselling author tells CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about the world that shaped his stories, revealing a secret plan to release dozens of books after his death. In an interview he calls his \u2018last hurrah,\u2019 Munsch says new stories are in the worksPerlita Stroh  \u00b7 CBC News  \u00b7 Posted: Dec 10, 2025 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 11 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Robert Munsch wants you to know he\u2019ll be OKAfter a lifetime of writing beloved children\u2019s books, Robert Munsch is now living with dementia and Parkinson\u2019s. In an exclusive interview that he calls his \u2018last hurrah,\u2019 the bestselling author tells CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about the world that shaped his stories, revealing a plan to release dozens of books after his death.Robert Munsch has delighted children around the world for decades with his books and storytelling \u2014 and he\u2019s letting his fans know that dozens of new stories are in the works.\u201cThere\u2019s about 50 stories,\u201d the cherished Canadian children\u2019s author said. \u201cWhen I\u2019m dead, they\u2019ll still be putting out Robert Munsch books.\u201dMunsch, 80, shared the news in a recent interview with CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault at his home in Guelph, Ont. \u2014 an interview he called his \u201clast hurrah.\u201dHis plan is for about one book a year to be edited and illustrated after he\u2019s gone.\u201cNobody lives forever,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I will at least have a couple of years, as many years as I\u2019ve already had [after I\u2019m gone]and that will be nice.\u201dMunsch revealed in a recent interview with the New York Times, published in September, that he\u2019s been approved for medical assistance in dying (MAID) when the time is right. He\u2019s been diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease and dementia, which he said he\u2019s managing, despite the toll they\u2019ve taken.\u201cI tell people I\u2019m fine. I\u2019m not fine,\u201d he said. \u201cI fall down, I forget words\u2026. I can\u2019t walk more than two blocks.\u201dWhen asked in the CBC interview if there\u2019s anything he wants to say to people who might be concerned about him, Munsch said, \u201cI\u2019ll be OK.\u201dWATCH | Munsch on the stories he still has to tell:Robert Munsch has a lot more stories to tellIn an exclusive interview with CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault, bestselling Canadian author Robert Munsch revealed he\u2019s written dozens of unreleased stories and there are plans to publish them after his death.\u2018It\u2019s like Bob to face life head-on\u2019Munsch is comfortable with the decision he\u2019s made to retain control and decide when he\u2019s ready to go \u2014 and his wife of 53 years, Ann, said she wasn\u2019t surprised by his choice.\u201cIt\u2019s like Bob to face life head-on,\u201d Ann said. \u201cAnd both of us feel that that\u2019s a choice that is valid and legitimate, and he decided that\u2019s what he wants to do when the time comes \u2014 and fortunately for both of us, maybe especially me, it\u2019s a long way away.\u201dMunsch and his wife, Ann, who have been married 53 years, at their home last month. Ann says they feel his decision to seek a medically assisted death when the time comes \u2018is valid and legitimate.\u2019 (Turgut Yeter\/CBC)Still, while the physical effects of his condition are becoming harder to ignore, Munsch said he\u2019s adamant that the stories he\u2019s written and has loved performing for children are still intact in his mind.\u201cI feel that I\u2019ve got a strong hold on them, and when I try to tell them, it\u2019s like I\u2019ve always told them,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I will lose that eventually, but they\u2019re OK now.\u201dThe stories, close to 100 of them, written over decades have sold 90 million copies in North America alone and been translated into 50 languages worldwide. They have garnered Munsch many writing awards, an Order of Canada, a Juno and a star on Canada\u2019s Walk of Fame.But despite his celebrity status, he takes pleasure meeting his young readers out of the limelight.\u201cI like to give away the little books in stores,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd the mother will say, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s a Munsch book.\u2019 It\u2019s amazing how I\u2019ve infected a whole generation of people with my books.\u201dCriss-crossed the country visiting schoolsMunsch\u2019s more popular titles include The Paper Bag Princess, Murmel, Murmel, Murmel and Mortimer.The book he\u2019s most known for, Love You Forever, tells the story of a mother cradling her son as a baby, only to be cradled by him in return at the end of her life. Published in 1986, the book has sold 38 million copies and rose to the top of the New York Times bestsellers list.Love You Forever, from 1986, landed Munsch at the top of the New York Times bestsellers list. (Firefly Books)Munsch wrote it after he and Ann suffered the loss of two stillborn babies, before adopting their three children. He said he knew it was something special when he read it to groups of families.\u201cThe kids would be laughing and the grown-ups would be crying, and that made it special,\u201d he said.In his prime, Munsch criss-crossed the country visiting hundreds of schools \u2014 often dropping in unannounced and surprising teachers and librarians who reached out to him.WATCH | Robert Munsch discusses what living with dementia feels like.:Robert Munsch on living with dementiaIn an exclusive interview, bestselling Canadian children\u2019s author tells CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about living with dementia and explains what it feels like inside his brain. He said it\u2019s where he felt most alive and where he still finds comfort.\u201cI dream I\u2019m on stage with a big audience,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen things are bad, that\u2019s the place I retreat to.\u201dABOUT THE AUTHORPerlita Stroh is a producer with The National at CBC News. She works on news and current affairs stories and is based in Toronto.With files from Adrienne Arsenault<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment\u00b7ExclusiveAfter a lifetime of writing beloved children\u2019s books, Robert Munsch is now living with dementia and Parkinson\u2019s disease. 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