Judith Viorst
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Judith Viorst (born February 2, 1932) is an American author, perhaps best known for her children's literature, such as The Tenth Good Thing About Barney (about the death of a pet), and the Alexander series of short books, which include
- Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
- Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday
- Alexander, Who Is Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move
- When I Am Six
- I'll Fix Anthony
Alexander, the narrator in these books, is a 5-year-old boy who lives with his parents and two brothers, Anthony and Nick. The books are based on Viorst's own son, Alexander
Viorst's book "Sad Underwear" is a collection of poems that examines a wide variety of feelings and experiences from a child's point of view.
Viorst's books for adults include nonfiction psychology books such as "Grown-up Marriage", Imperfect Control and Necessary Losses. Viorst is also a newspaper columnist.
Viorst lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, political writer Milton. They have three grown sons named Anthony, Nick and Alexander.
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- Judith Viorst's son, Anthony, practices law in the Denver, CO area. The characters in "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day" are patterned after Viorst's three children. Her second son, Nick, is an Assistant District Attorney for New York County.
