A core memory for Kevin Rooney? Meeting children’s book author Robert Munsch in elementary school. He and the author of kids’ classics like “Love You Forever” and “The Paper Bag Princess” were both from the same town in Canada, and Rooney still has the signed book from that meetup.
Fast-forward a few decades, and now Rooney is the one whose words might inspire a whole new generation of kids. His first book, “Mr. Tootsee McGootsee,” humorously imparts etiquette tips around a certain bodily function that often makes kids giggle, and he’s already working on several follow-up ideas.