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Judith Viorst

Judith Viorst

Biography

Judith Viorst was born and brought up in New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University, moved to Greenwich Village, and has lived in Washington, D.C., since 1960, when she married Milton Viorst, a political writer. They have three sons and seven grandchildren. Viorst writes in many different areas: science books, children's picture books, adult fiction and non-fiction, poetry for children and adults, and three musicals, which are still performed on stages around the country. She is best known for her beloved picture book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

Judith Viorst's Books

1.
Lulu Walks the Dogs
Lulu Walks the Dogs By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Lane Smith
This edition: Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: September 4, 2012
Other formats: eBook
2.
Alexander, Que de Ninguna Manera-Le Oyen?-!Lo Dice en Serio!-se va a mudar
Alexander, Que de Ninguna Manera-Le Oyen?-!Lo Dice en Serio!-se va a mudar (Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It) By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Robin Preiss Glasser and Ray Cruz
This edition: eBook, 32 pages
Publication date: April 24, 2012
3.
Alexander y el Dia Terrible, Horrible, Espantoso, Horroroso
Alexander y el Dia Terrible, Horrible, Espantoso, Horroroso (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day) By: Judith Viorst
This edition: eBook, 32 pages
Publication date: April 24, 2012
4.
When Did I Stop Being Twenty and Other Injustices
When Did I Stop Being Twenty and Other Injustices By: Judith Viorst
This edition: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2011
5.
Unexpectedly Eighty
Unexpectedly Eighty And Other Adaptations By: Judith Viorst
This edition: Hardcover, 80 pages
Publication date: October 5, 2010
Other formats: eBook
6.
Lulu and the Brontosaurus
Lulu and the Brontosaurus By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Lane Smith
This edition: Hardcover, 128 pages
Publication date: September 14, 2010
Other formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
7.
Earrings!
Earrings! By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Nola Langner Malone
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: September 14, 2010
Other formats: Trade Paperback
8.
Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days
Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days An Almost Completely Honest Account of What Happened to Our Family When Our Youngest Son, His Wife, Their Baby, Their Toddler, and Their Five-Year-Old Came to Live with Us for Three Months By: Judith Viorst
This edition: Hardcover, 128 pages
Publication date: October 23, 2007
Other formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
9.
Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest!
Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest! By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Robin Preiss Glasser
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: May 9, 2006
10.
Just in Case
Just in Case By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Diana Cain Bluthenthal
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2006
Other formats: Trade Paperback
11.
I'm Too Young To Be Seventy
I'm Too Young To Be Seventy And Other Delusions By: Judith Viorst
This edition: Hardcover, 80 pages
Publication date: September 27, 2005
Other formats: eBook
12.
Grown-up Marriage
Grown-up Marriage What We Know, Wish We Had Known, and Still Need to Know About Being Married By: Judith Viorst
This edition: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publication date: February 3, 2004
Other formats: eBook
13.
Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest
Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Robin Preiss Glasser
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2004
14.
Suddenly Sixty And Other Shocks Of Later Life
Suddenly Sixty And Other Shocks Of Later Life By: Judith Viorst
This edition: Hardcover, 80 pages
Publication date: October 4, 2000
Other formats: eBook
15.
Imperfect Control
Imperfect Control Our Lifelong Struggles With Power And Surrender By: Judith Viorst
This edition: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
Publication date: March 1, 1999
16.
Necessary Losses
Necessary Losses By: Judith Viorst
This edition: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
Publication date: January 5, 1998
Other formats: eBook
17.
Absolutely, Positively Alexander
Absolutely, Positively Alexander By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Ray Cruz and Robin Preiss Glasser
This edition: Hardcover, 96 pages
Publication date: October 1, 1997
18.
Forever Fifty
Forever Fifty By: Judith Viorst
This edition: Hardcover, 64 pages
Publication date: September 3, 1996
19.
Alexander, Que de Ninguna Manera-ÀLe Oyen?-!Lo Dice En Sire!-Se Va A Mudar
Alexander, Que de Ninguna Manera-ÀLe Oyen?-!Lo Dice En Sire!-Se Va A Mudar (Alexander, Who's Not--Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!--Going to Move) By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Robin Preiss Glasser / Translated by: Alma Flor Ada
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: October 1, 1995
20.
Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move
Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Robin Preiss Glasser / In the Style of: Ray Cruz
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: October 1, 1995
Other formats: Trade Paperback, eBook
21.
Sad Underwear and Other Complications
Sad Underwear and Other Complications More Poems for Children and their Parents By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Richard Hull
This edition: Hardcover, 80 pages
Publication date: April 1, 1995
Other formats: Trade Paperback
22.
Sunday Morning
Sunday Morning By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Hilary Knight
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: March 31, 1993
23.
Alexander, Que Era Rico El Domingo Pasado
Alexander, Que Era Rico El Domingo Pasado (Alexander Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday) By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Ray Cruz
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: October 31, 1989
Other formats: eBook
24.
Alexander And The Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
Alexander And The Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day By: Judith Viorst
This edition: Trade Paperback
Publication date: October 31, 1989
25.
I'll Fix Anthony
I'll Fix Anthony By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Arnold Lobel
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: April 30, 1988
26.
The Good-bye Book
The Good-bye Book By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Kay Chorao
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 30, 1988
Other formats: Trade Paperback
27.
My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Demons, Monsters, Fiend
My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Demons, Monsters, Fiend By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Kay Chorao
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: October 31, 1987
28.
If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries
If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries Poems for Children and Their Parents By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Lynne Cherry
This edition: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
Publication date: October 1, 1984
29.
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Ray Cruz
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 1, 1978
Other formats: Trade Paperback, Paper Over Board, eBook
30.
How Did I Get to Be 40 & Other Atrocities
How Did I Get to Be 40 & Other Atrocities By: Judith Viorst
This edition: Hardcover, 53 pages
Publication date: October 22, 1976
31.
Rosie and Michael
Rosie and Michael By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Lorna Tomei
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: July 1, 1974
Other formats: Trade Paperback
32.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Ray Cruz
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 1, 1972
Other formats: Trade Paperback, Hardcover, eBook
33.
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney By: Judith Viorst
Illustrated by: Erik Blegvad
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: July 1, 1971
Other formats: Trade Paperback