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Judith Viorst

Judith Viorst
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Judith Viorst

Judith Viorst is the bestselling author of SUDDENLY SIXTY, FOREVER FIFTY, NECESSARY LOSSES and several other works. She is also the author of the classic children's book ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY. She lives in Washington D.C. with her husband.

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Lulu and the Brontosaurus will be released on December 11, 2012 in eBook
Dec 11, 2012
Lulu and the Brontosaurus is now available in eBook
Dec 11, 2012
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Lulu and the Brontosaurus has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
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Lulu and the Brontosaurus has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
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Lulu and the Brontosaurus has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
Lulu Walks the Dogs will be released on September 04, 2012 in eBook
Sep 04, 2012
Lulu Walks the Dogs is now available in eBook
Sep 04, 2012
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Chapter 1 from Lulu Walks the Dogs
Sep 01, 2012
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday will be released on April 24, 2012 in eBook
Apr 24, 2012
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday is now available in eBook
Apr 24, 2012
Alexander, Que Era Rico El Domingo Pasado will be released on April 24, 2012 in eBook
Apr 24, 2012
Alexander, Que Era Rico El Domingo Pasado is now available in eBook
Apr 24, 2012
Alexander y el Dia Terrible, Horrible, Espantoso, Horroroso will be released on April 24, 2012 in eBook
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
Apr 24, 2012

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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 ...
Film-News.co.uk, April 24, 2013
...negotiations to play a leading role in Disneys live-action version of the classic 1972 childrens book written by Judith Viorst. She is set to play Alexanders mother alongside Steve Carrell as the boys father. Miguel Arteta will direct the feature from...
Hollywood Reporter, April 24, 2013
...Co. Miguel Arteta is directing. A classic since it was published in 1972, Bad Day was written by Judith Viorst and centers on a boy who has a very horrible day and finds out that other people can have them too. In the script, written by Lisa Cholodenko...
Peninsula Daily News, April 21, 2013
...grace. Charlotte Hertel, 11, took second place in the recitation category with her fierce delivery of “No” by Judith Viorst, while sixth-grader Hayley Ward took third with her rendition of Shel Silverstein’s “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would...
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...
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...
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...
Huffington Post, May 16, 2013
...Murray of From Homeless to Harvard fame, at the University of Utah, the poet Rita Dove at Emory, Judith Viorst at Goucher); and, of course, politicians (President Clinton at Howard, Vice President Biden at U. Penn., Newark Mayor Corey Booker at Yale). ...
Barrington Patch, May 13, 2013
...pm Barrington Christian Academy's high school theatre department will be presenting the musical from the book by Judith Viorst.  Music by Shelly Markham.  Great fun for the entire family! Website: http://www.bcacademy.org Phone: 401-246-0113 ...
HighBeam Research, May 11, 2013
...HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY" Friday at 10:15 and noon. TheatreWorksUSA performs a musical version of Judith Viorst's children's book. Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Rd., Cheverly. 301-277-1710. www.pgparks.com. $5. "THE PRINCESS, THE PIG, AND THE...
Press Democrat, May 11, 2013
...presented by TheatreworksUSA. May 3 — “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” based on Judith Viorst’s beloved children’s book and presented by Two Beans Productions. The Feb. 1 and May 3 shows start at 3 p.m., and...