Authors >
Judith Viorst

Judith Viorst
Credit: Milton Viorst

Judith Viorst

Judith Viorst was born and brought up in New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University, moved to Greenwich Village, and has lived in Washington, DC, 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 nonfiction, poetry for children and adults, and 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.

X Are you a fan?

Find out about new releases by this author, recommendations, special offers, and more.

Related multimediaclose x

Video

1 to 1 of 1
  • 1635265513_1215419981001_60-full
    1. Be inspired by Judith Viorst, who is UNEXPECTEDLY EIGHTY
    02:17
    626073741001
See more multimedia
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day will be released on January 07, 2014 in Board Book
Jun 18, 2013
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Imperfect Control
Apr 05, 2013
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Forever Fifty
Nov 20, 2012
News:
Lulu and the Brontosaurus has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
News:
Lulu and the Brontosaurus has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
News:
Lulu and the Brontosaurus has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
Lulu Walks the Dogs will be released on September 04, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 04, 2012
Lulu Walks the Dogs is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 04, 2012
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Lulu Walks the Dogs
Sep 01, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Grown-up Marriage
Aug 31, 2012
How Did I Get to Be 40 & Other Atrocities will be released on June 16, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Jun 16, 2012
How Did I Get to Be 40 & Other Atrocities is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 16, 2012
Apr 24, 2012
Apr 24, 2012
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day will be released on April 24, 2012 in eBook
Apr 24, 2012

Authors on the Web

Tennessean, May 30, 2013
...bold illustrations make this an excellent choice for pre-schoolers and young children. 3. Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst, illustrations by Lane Smith. Lulu wants a pet brontosaurus. When Lulu finds a brontosaurus, she discovers that it wants...
Washington Times, May 20, 2013
...of her own childrens books, as well as illustrating for other great childrens writers, like Jane Yolen and Judith Viorst. Many of her earlier works have been placed on several best book lists, including The New York Times ten best childrens books of the...
School Library Journal, May 8, 2013
...book-to-movie adaptations that fans have been awaiting for a long, long time. Disney’s live-action movie based on Judith Viorst’s 1972 well-known picture book� Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day� (S & S) is making tiny...
The Independent, May 3, 2013
...Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Miguel Arteta is directing a screenplay based on Judith Viorst's book. It is about a boy who has a very bad day and finds out other people have them too. Scrubs star sees a wish comes true ...
Pocono Record, March 22, 2013
...about grief from a little boy's point of view is "The Tenth Good Thing About Barney" by Judith Viorst (Atheneum Books, 1987). The boy, whose cat Barney dies, is encouraged to think of 10 good things to say at the cat's backyard funeral. The book also...
Buffalo News, March 7, 2013
...about grief from a little boy’s point of view is “The Tenth Good Thing About Barney” by Judith Viorst (Atheneum Books, 1987). The boy, whose cat Barney dies, is encouraged to think of 10 good things to say at the cat’s backyard funeral. The book...
PRLog, March 4, 2013
...rough By You is a beautifully economical history of love, soaked through with passion, tenderness and gratitude" - Judith Viorst, poet and novelist Book Information: Explaining Life: The Wisdom of Modern Jewish Poetry: 1960 to 2010 Author: Eleanor...
Broadway World, June 6, 2013
...Rod and Gun Club. From June 20 - July 7, families are invited to the musical adaptation of Judith Viorst's delightful children's story, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Under the direction of Tim Fort, the show tells the tale...
Onion AV Club, May 31, 2013
...Get out in gale force winds. Know you will capsize, again and again and again and again.” 30. Judith Viorst (Author): Goucher College “Becoming a grownup means understanding that when really bad things happen, that the answer to ‘why me?’ is...
Tennessean, May 30, 2013
...bold illustrations make this an excellent choice for pre-schoolers and young children. 3. Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst, illustrations by Lane Smith. Lulu wants a pet brontosaurus. When Lulu finds a brontosaurus, she discovers that it wants...
PhillyBurbs.com, May 29, 2013
...very bad day. But then, everybody has bad days, sometimes. In this delightful adaptation of her popular book, Judith Viorst sets Alexander's rather trying life to music and brings to the stage one of America's feistiest characters. Alexander's struggles...
Asbury Park Press, May 28, 2013
...Perhaps Judith Viorst should have stayed in France. Earlier this month Viorst, a best-selling author, was on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, being inducted into the Hall of Distinguished Alumni. It...
The Atlantic Wire, May 24, 2013
...that poster you've probably seen on the New York City subway . She's collaborated with Aldous Huxley, Judith Viorst, Jane Yolen, Meg Rosoff, and others. But the work most adults probably recognize best are her illustrations of Craigslist Missed...
Dallas Morning News, May 20, 2013
...Laugh and sing with Alexander’s misadventures in this musical based on the best-selling book by beloved author, Judith Viorst. Story Time at Barnes & Noble on 15th St. in Plano takes place on Fri., Apr. 4, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. JEFFREY SIEGEL’S...