Robert Munsch

What an exciting day we had at our house.

Darcy recently wrote a letter to Robert Munsch. In it she told him how much she loves his books and a bit about herself. We also included a copy of the Montreal Gazette article in which she'd recently been featured, discussing her love of his books. We also asked if he'd autograph the copy of the article and send it back to her. Just to be safe, we included a self-addressed stamped envelope. I've had my eye on the mailbox, looking for that envelope. I had heard he responds to all letters he receives but I had wondered if things had changed since his stroke. Apparently not.

Today when I went to the mailbox, it was empty, however there was a parcel in between the front door and the screen door. It was addressed to Darcy with a return address of "Bob Munsch Enterprises". She ripped it open (ripping his response letter in the process, but we managed to salvage it). He sent her a very nice letter which was clearly personal to her. It talked about the article she sent and how he enjoyed it and was glad to have received it. He also mentioned that he had signed it and sent it back, as she requested. In addition to that he had also sent a hardcover copy of one of his newest books, which he had also autographed to her. Our friends were over for a playdate at the time and Darcy had Michelle read the new book to her twice in a row before it had been out of the package for 10 minutes. She was absolutely thrilled, to say the least. I think we'll be reading that book a lot over the coming days.

Hooray for Robert Munsch!