About this book

After almost 170,000 votes tallied, the winning story of our Pick-A-Munsch contest is here!

In Fall 2010, Scholastic Canada launched a promotion that allowed young readers to help select the story by Robert Munsch to be published as his 30th book with Scholastic Canada. After close to 170,000 votes tallied, the fans have spoken — here are the details of the winning story:

Cheryl and her dad go ice fishing, but it turns out that the fish are pretty smart. They are trying to catch the people right back! In the end, Cheryl and her father bring home something really good . . . and it's not a fish at all!

This story was inspired by a young girl in Rigolet, Labrador. Twenty years ago Robert Munsch went ice fishing with a girl named Cheryl and her father, and this story was born. He has performed it live for many years now, but it has never appeared in book form before. Scholastic Canada is proud to bring this wonderful, whimsical tale to young readers everywhere!

Behind the scenes

Twenty years after visiting a small fishing village in Labrador, Robert Munsch returned to Rigolet in late May to celebrate the release of his 30th book with Scholastic, Give Me Back My Dad! This book was the winner of Scholastic Canada's Pick-a-Munsch contest, an online vote that took place at www.scholastic.ca in the fall of 2010. Readers were encouraged to vote for their favourite of three stories set in different areas of Canada. With a groundswell of support drive by local media outlets and enthusiastic fans from Rigolet, a town of approximately 300 people, the charming story about the ice fishing adventure of a young girl and her father secured 43% of the total 170,000 votes!