Judith Viorst



Judith Viorst

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born
February 02, 1931

gender
female

place of birth
The United States

genre
Children's Books, Health, Mind & Body, Parenting & Families


about this author

Judith Viorst is the author of several works of fiction and non-fiction for children as well as adults. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, her most famous children's book, was first published in 1972 and has since sold over two million copies. Ms. Viorst received a B.A. in History from Rutgers University, and she is also a graduate of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute where she is a research affiliate. She began her career as a poet and has since completed six collections of poems for adults. Her first novel for adults, Murdering Mr. Monti, was published in 1994 and her most recent work of non-fiction, Imperfect Control, was published in January 1998 by Simon and Schuster. Her book Necessary Losses, published...more




avg rating: 4.31 | 478 reviews | 4839 ratings | 53 distinct works
Alexander and the Terrible, Ho... Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Paperback)
by Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz
avg rating 4.39 — 4001 ratings — published 1972
22 editions
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Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich... Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday (Paperback)
by Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz
avg rating 4.10 — 241 ratings — published 1987
11 editions
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Alexander, Who's Not (Do You H... Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move
by Judith Viorst
avg rating 4.02 — 138 ratings — published 1998
7 editions
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The Tenth Good Thing About Bar... The Tenth Good Thing About Barney (Paperback)
by Judith Viorst, Erik Blegvad (illustrator)
avg rating 4.35 — 127 ratings — published 1971
4 editions
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Necessary Losses: The Loves, I... Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow (Paperback)
by Judith Viorst
avg rating 3.97 — 160 ratings — published 1998
8 editions
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If I Were in Charge of the Wor... If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries: Poems for Children and their Parents (Paperback)
by Judith Viorst, Lynne Cherry
avg rating 4.37 — 75 ratings — published 1984
2 editions
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My Mama Says There Aren't Any... My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Demons, Monsters, Fiend (My Mama Says There Arent Any CL)
by Judith Viorst
avg rating 4.15 — 63 ratings — published 1977
5 editions
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Alexander and the Wonderful, M... Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days: An Almost Completely Honest Account of What Happened to Our Family When Our Youngest ... Came to Live with Us for Three Months (Hardcover)
by Judith Viorst
avg rating 3.29 — 100 ratings — published 2007
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I'll Fix Anthony I'll Fix Anthony (Aladdin Picture Books)
by Judith Viorst
avg rating 4.00 — 49 ratings — published 1992
2 editions
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Rosie and Michael Rosie and Michael (Paperback)
by Judith Viorst
avg rating 4.52 — 39 ratings — published 1998
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"Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces."
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""If his mother was drowning and I was drowning and he had to choose one of us to save, He says he'd save me.""
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