Judith Viorst

On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.

Angry Alexander refuses to move away if it means having to leave his favorite friends and special places.

Judith Viorst's most adored book is undoubtedly the children's classic Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. In this new book, fans will recognize and be drawn to the Alexander they know and love-only now he's all grown up, with three kids of his own. When Judith's son Alexander announces that he, his wife, Marla, their daughter, Olivia (age five), and their two sons, Isaac (age two) and Toby (four months), would be staying...

Forty-one poems reveal a variety of secret thoughts, worries, and wishes.

A young girl uses various arguments to convince her parents to let her have her ears pierced.

On the day of the talent show, a boy is ready to sing his song, and he isn't one bit scared because he has practiced a billion times, plus he's wearing his lucky blue boots and his pants with all ten pockets. But as all of the other kids perform before him, he gets more and more nervous.

Lulu needs help from a boy named Fleischman if she is to earn money walking her neighbors' dogs, and she finds out that if she wants her business venture to succeed, she has to be nice.

On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.

A child, on the verge of being left behind by parents who are going out for the evening, comes up with a variety of pleas and excuses.

Angry Alexander refuses to move away if it means having to leave his favorite friends and special places in Spanish.