Judith Viorst's Books
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Lulu and the BrontosaurusJudith Viorst and Lane Smith team up to create an irresistibly fresh, funny story that will surprise you again…and again…and...Read More -
Just in CaseBest-selling author Judith Viorst tackles the childhood problem of worrying in Just in Case, now in paperback for the first time!Read More
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Necessary LossesThe Bestselling Classic on Love, Loss, and Letting Go In Necessary Losses, Judith Viorst turns her considerable talents to a serious and far-reaching...Read More
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Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayA limited, colorized edition of Judith Viorst's much loved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.Read More
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Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last SundayA paper-over-board edition of the much adored Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday.Read More
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Grown-up MarriageAlthough marriage is for grown-ups, very few of us are grown up when we marry. Here, the bestselling author of Suddenly Sixty and Necessary Losses...Read More
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When Did I Stop Being Twenty and Other InjusticesWhen Did I Stop Being Twenty and Other Injustices brings together the best of Judith Viorst's witty, insightful poetry, including many favorites from...Read More
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I'm Too Young To Be SeventyThe beloved bestselling author of Forever Fifty and Suddenly Sixty now tackles the ins and outs of becoming a septuagenarian with her usual wry good...Read More
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Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety DaysWhatever became of Alexander after that famously bad day? And did you know that Judith Viorst is his mother? And what happens to her passion for...Read More
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Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest!There's nobody in the world as messy as Sophie. Just ask her older sister Olivia, who is, of course, perfectly neat. When Olivia opens the door to...Read More
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Super-Completely and Totally the MessiestIt's hard being practically perfect and having the world's messiest younger sister. Big sister is constantly urging Sophie to be neat -- "like me,...Read More
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Suddenly Sixty And Other Shocks Of Later LifeFrom the bestselling author of Forever Fifty comes a new collection of poems that tickle, console, and offer the pleasure of instant recognition --...Read More
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Sad Underwear and Other ComplicationsKnock, knock. Who's there? Someone with sad underwear. Sad underwear? How can that be? When my best friend's mad at me, Everything is sad. Even...Read More
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Imperfect ControlIn her remarkable national bestseller, Necessary Losses, Judith Viorst explored how we are shaped by the various losses we experience throughout our...Read More
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Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to MoveAlexander is not going to leave his best friend Paul. Or Rachel, the best babysitter in the world. Or the Baldwins, who have a terrific dog named...Read More
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Absolutely, Positively AlexanderFirst published in 1972, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day introduced to the world a feisty young hero who soon captured the...Read More
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Forever FiftyHer bestselling verse has unerringly captured our follies and our foibles over the decades. Now Judith Viorst, in a witty and beautifuUy illustrated...Read More
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Alexander, Que de Ninguna Manera-ÀLe Oyen?-!Lo Dice En Sire!-Se Va A MudarCuando Alexander se siente triste o enojado, le dan ganas de mudarse a Australia. Pero, por lo general le gusta donde está. Así que cuando...Read More
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Sunday MorningIt's Sunday morning, very early Sunday morning. Anthony and Nicholas are not supposed to wake their parents before 9:45 am. (Whenever that is.)...Read More
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The Good-bye BookThis little boy will do anything to avoid an evening with the baby-sitter. He pleads with his parents. He begs. He bargains. Maybe he has a fever of a...Read More
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Alexander And The Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad DayAlexander se dió cuenta de que iba a ser un día terrible couando se despertó y se encontró chicle en el pelo. Y aun fue peor... Su...Read More
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Alexander, Que Era Rico El Domingo PasadoEl domingo pasado, los abuelitos de Alexander le dieron un dólar. ¡Era rico! ¡Había tantas cosas que podí hacer con todo ese...Read More
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Rosie and MichaelRosie likes Michael when he's dopey and not just when he's smart. Michael likes Rosie when she's grouchy and not just when she's nice. That's how...Read More
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I'll Fix AnthonyMother says deep down in his heart. Anthony loves me. Anthony says deep down in his heart he thinks I stink. Anthony's younger brother puts up with a...Read More
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My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Demons, Monsters, FiendHow can Nick believe his mother's telling him there aren't any monsters when she forgets what his favorite flavor of ice cream is? Or when she makes...Read More
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The Tenth Good Thing About BarneyBarney was a cat. He died last Friday. And everyone was sad. They did what most people do when a cat they like dies. They had a funeral. And then they...Read More
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If I Were in Charge of the World and Other WorriesIf you've ever had trouble apologizing or keeping a secret, had a crush or a broken heart, there's a poem here for you! Written with humor and...Read More
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Unexpectedly EightyThe newest in Judith Viorst's 'decades' series, here are funny, touching, and true poems about being 80.Read More
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Umpqua Post, August 12, 2010
...by Jane Yolen, Dr. Seuss, Tomi de Paola, Robert Munsch, Judi Barrett, Maurice Sendak, Margaret Wise, Kevin Henkes, Judith Viorst, to name a few. * Ask teachers in grades K-3 about this year’s favorite books...
Examiner.com, July 29, 2010
...Variety is reporting that Shawn Levy will direct the film version of the beloved children’s book from Judith Viorst, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” The book is about Alexander whose day goes from bad to even worse....
Variety Asia Online, July 27, 2010
...project. The Jim Henson Co. holds the film rights to the story and is assigning them to Fox. Judith Viorst's book has never been made into a feature, although it was used as the basis for a half-hour, animated musical that aired on HBO in 1990. In 1998...
Huffington Post, June 25, 2010
...to hear the winning authors of the American Bookseller Association's Indies Choice Book Award -- Jerry Pinkney, Judith Viorst, Suzanne Collins, Rebecca Stead, David Grann, Kathryn Stockett, Abraham Verghese, and others -- tell of how much they owed their...
Broadway World, May 25, 2010
...s lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV! The only reasonable response is to move to Australia. Judith Viorst adapted her own award-winning children's book into thismusical that is wacky, wild, andwise.The 16th Annual National Children's Theatre...
Suite101.com, April 21, 2010
...Little Engine That Could" by Watty Lamb "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" by Judith Viorst "Frog and Toad" by Arnold Lobel "Oh, The Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss "Bark, George" by Jules Fieffer "I Love You Forever" by Robert...
Examiner.com, April 18, 2010
...phrases that repeat such as in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day written by Judith Viorst can be beneficial in the practice of sounds and words that help to improve speech. At the end of each incident in Viorst's book Alexander...
Guidry News, April 15, 2010
...about being a grandmother in today's world. Among the contributors are Anne Roiphe, Elizabeth Berg, Beverly Donofrio, Judith Viorst, Jill Nelson, Judith Guest, Bharati Mukherjee, Lynn Lauber, Sallie Tisdale, Ellen Gilchrist, Molly Giles, Susan Shreve,...
PublishersWeekly.com, March 22, 2010
...Year. Arnold Lobel. HarperCollins, 1984 (111,046). 150. *Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Judith Viorst, illus. by Ray Cruz. S&S/Atheneum, 1987. 151. Fire and Ice (Warriors #2). Erin Hunter. HarperCollins, 2004 (110,708). 152....
Huffington Post, February 12, 2010
...Best selling novelist and children's book author, Judith Viorst, well know for the children's Alexander series, gave me a wonderful gift recently. Actually, Alexander played a hand in this gift giving as well, though neither knows it...
Greensboro Rhinoceros Times, January 16, 2010
...bar into four pieces with your bare hands – and then eat just one of the pieces. – Judith Viorst Christianity: I have recently been examining all the known superstitions of the world, and do not find in our particular superstition (Christianity) one...
Omaha World-Herald, October 11, 2009
...The Giving Tree? by Shel Silverstein or ?Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day? by Judith Viorst. And who can forget the Berenstain Bears, Amelia Bedelia or Frog and Toad? How many of us imagined creating our own world like in...
Oprah.com, September 10, 2009
...orangutan, a tiger and one little boy. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst Everyone has bad days?even when they're in the third grade. Michelle read this tough tale to a group of 8- to 10-year-olds at a...
Carol's Corner, August 20, 2010
...three hours a day all summer long will have somehow acquired the school gene. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Judith Viorst Will they let me go when I need to go to the bathroom? And what if I get lost on the way back to class? And what if all...
Coffee Table Poetry for Tea Drinkers, August 10, 2010
...--Description: 17th C, Dryden L., Love, Marriage, Separation-- Why should a foolish marriage vow, Which long ago was made, Oblige us to each other now When passion is decay'd? We lov'd, and we lov'd, as long as we could, Till our love was...
Omnivoracious.com's Amazon Blog, August 8, 2010
...by RuthKrauss, Maurice Sendak, William Steig, Barbara Cooney, Charles Schulz, Remy Charlip, the Provensens, FlorenceParry Heide, Edward Gorey, Judith Viorst, etc. Question: Is there anything else you want to add? Lane Smith: Check out It’s a Book . No...
Bibliotica, August 7, 2010
...difficult to identify. Was it A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh , or should the honors go to Judith Viorst’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day ? What about Little Women , which was the book that ended my nightly reading hour...
Work From Home - Work at Home Jobs, Recipes & Arti, July 29, 2010
...help a child develop sensory skills. 7. "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" by Judith Viorst This book from veteran children's book author Judith Viorst will prepare your child for the reality that all of us will go through "bad...
Collider» – Collider.com, July 27, 2010
...20 th Century Fox and Shawn Levy are teaming-up to adapt Judith Viorst’s children’s picture book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day into a high-concept family comedy. One of my favorite books when I was...
The Wrap RSS, July 27, 2010
...Laps Alexander and the Terrible Asger Leth Battleship company Deal Central Denise DiNovi Die in a Gunfight Horrible Judith Viorst Lisa Henson Lorenzo di Bonaventura Man on a Ledge Movies news Nicholas Sparks No Good people project Rihanna Rob Lieber Sam...
FusedFilm.com, July 26, 2010
...Shawn Levy and 20th Century Fox are teaming to turn bestselling kids picture book “ Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day ” into a high-concept family comedy. Finally a kids book I can relate to and remember reading as a...
Lost in Books, June 24, 2010
...Todd Parr, 3. William’s Doll 4. Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no-good very bad day both by Judith Viorst. Love all four of those books! Oh, and everyone should read Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird !!! 4. THE BOOK I HAVE RE-READ THE MOST...
CYNSATIONS, June 22, 2010
...Mendel to Normandy: Picture Books and Ideas, Curriculum and Concepts, for ‘Tweens and Teens from Libraries Unlimited/ABC-CLIO. Judith Viorst once said to me, “Some of the best art is between the pages of picture books.” I agree it still...
Miss Grace's Disgrace, June 10, 2010
...TMNT lunchbox. Gabey loves it too. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst - sometimes it feels like this is every day every in our house. I Can Fly by Ruth Krauss - OMG this is the BEST book EVER. I sometimes...
My Chihuahua Bites!, May 13, 2010
...vocabulary. My favorite children’s book is Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. I also love the Rainbow Fish books, Little Women , the Ann of Green Gables series, Shel Silverstein books, and anything Dr....
Puss Reboots: A Book Review a Day, May 1, 2010
...Stars by John Scalzi library book **** Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst personal collection **** Babies on the Go by Linda Ashman library book **** The Balloon Boy of San Francisco by Dorothy Kupcha...
Lost in Books, April 21, 2010
...Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (1902) #28: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, ill. Ray Cruz(1972) #29: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (1969) #30: Brown, Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? by...
The Almost Librarian, December 30, 2009
...Tankard, Jeremy. Grumpy Bird . Scholastic Press, 2007.) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst Alexander is having a tough day that goes from bad to worse, but he gets some help from his mom who reminds him that some...
Squawkfox, December 17, 2009
...20s or 30s? Gifts for Kids Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday (ages 4-8) | by Judith Viorst Want to laugh at your own mistakes while teaching your kids about saving and spending? Then meet Alexander! Growing Money: A Complete Investing...
Small Business Brief / Newsletter, November 2, 2009
...huge and a nuisance to the neighbors. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz From the moment Alexander wakes up and finds gum in his hair, everthing goes wrong! His brothers both get prizes in their cereal...
TWO WRITING TEACHERS, October 15, 2009
...I’m not recommending a children’s book you can use in your classroom today. Instead, I have something better. It’s a professional book about children’s books that every writing teacher needs to have improve their use of teaching with mentor...
