Most everyone in Guelph have a memory about a time Robert Munsch showed up, and if they don’t, they know someone who does. For more than 50 years, the children’s author has made himself a part of the city’s collective consciousness and, chances are, if you grew up there, he visited your school. You might have seen him read from his books at the Guelph Public Library. Or he may have told you a story at a public park, a Christmas party, or from his front stoop. In return, he has become a part of the city’s identity. Last fall, Munsch made headlines for disclosing to the New York Times that he has chosen MAID, or medical assistance in dying, a decision spurred by a 2021 Parkinson’s and dementia diagnosis. His memory is now faltering, and will continue to fade. But in Guelph, encounters with Munsch have been so widespread over time, they form something of a living, breathing memory of his life as an artist, contained within the city’s borders. theglobeandmail.com/culture/…