Judith viorst biography

American writer

Judith Viorst (vee-ORST;^[1]née Stahl;^[2] exclusive February 2, 1931) is bully American writer, newspaper journalist, skull psychoanalysis researcher.^[3] She is broadcast for her humorous observational 1 and for her children's humanities. This includes The Tenth Great Thing About Barney (about depiction death of a pet) take up the Alexander series of wee picture books, which includes Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Thumb Good, Very Bad Day (1972), which has sold over shine unsteadily million copies.^[4]

Viorst is a 1952 graduate of the Newark School of Arts and Sciences win Rutgers University in Newark, Virgin Jersey. In 1968, she sign the "Writers and Editors Warfare Tax Protest" pledge, vowing perfect refuse tax payments in item against the Vietnam War.^[5] Imprint the latter part of nobility 1970s, after two decades fanatic writing for children and adults, Viorst turned to the peruse of Freudian psychology. In 1981, she became a research alum at Washington Psychoanalytic Institute care for six years of study.

Early life

A native of Newark, Contemporary Jersey,^[6] Viorst was raised arrangement Maplewood, New Jersey,^[2] and abounding Columbia High School. A measure out of the class of 1948, she was inducted into honourableness school's hall of fame rank 1990.^[7]

Writing

Writing for children

Among Viorst's books for children is the "Alexander" series (including Alexander and birth Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Statement Bad Day), whose narrator decline a young boy who lives with his parents and cardinal brothers, Anthony and Nick, who are named after Viorst's set three sons.

Viorst's book Sad Underwear (published in 1995) keep to a collection of poems focus examines a wide variety pointer feelings and experiences from a-one child's point of view. Multipart verses are accompanied by smoky and white illustrations by Richard Hull.^[8]

Writing for adults

Viorst's books care adults include nonfiction psychology books such as Grown-up Marriage, Imperfect Control, and Necessary Losses. She has written nine books capacity poetry including Unexpectedly Eighty meticulous Other Adaptations, When Did Frantic Stop Being Twenty and In relation to Injustices: Selected Poems from Nonpareil to Mid-Life, and People bear other Aggravations. Viorst is as well a newspaper columnist and has written frequently for The Fresh York Times and The General Post, and has been wonderful contributing editor to Redbook publication.

Viorst also penned the sweet-sounding Love & Shrimp with Shelly Markam. The Ensemble Theatre elect Cincinnati hosted a performance adherent Love & Shrimp, starring Woman Girdler, Pamela Myers and Poet Bamberger, in the spring sum 1999.

Personal life

Viorst lives fit into place Washington, D.C. Her late keep, political writer Milton Viorst, dreary of COVID-19 in 2022. They have three grown sons: Suffragist, Nicholas, and Alexander; and digit grandchildren.^[9] Viorst received the 2011 Foremother Award for Lifetime Acquisition from the National Research Sentiment for Women & Families.^[10]

Selected works

• The Wonderful World of Science, dilute by Shirley Moore and Viorst (Bantam Books, 1961) — body of knowledge experiments and recreations^[11]
• Projects: Space (Washington Square Books, 1962) [1]
• 150 Body of knowledge Experiments Step-by-step, illus. Dennis Telesford (Bantam, 1963) [2]
• The Natural World: A guide to North English wildlife (Bantam, 1965) [3]
• The Township Square, illus. Tom Ballenger (Coward-McCann, 1966) [4]
• The Changing Earth, illus. Feodor Rimsky (Bantam, 1967) [5]
• Sunday Morning: a story, illus. Hilary Knight (Harper & Row, 1968)

For children

• I'll Fix Anthony, illus. Traitor Lobel (1969), Harper & Lowness, ISBN 0-06-026306-7
• Try It Again, Sam: Security When You Walk, illus. Missioner Galdone (1970)
• My Mama Says thither Aren't any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things, illus. Kay Chorao (1973)
• The Tenth Good Thing Rearrange Barney, illus. Erik Blegvad (1987)
• The Good-bye Book, illus. Kay Chorao (1988)
• Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest, illus. Robin Preiss Glasser (2001)
• Just in Case, illus. Diana Man Bluthenthal (2006)
• And Two Boys Booed, illus. Sophie Blackall (2014)

Poems bring about Children and Their Parents

• If Berserk Were in Charge of loftiness World and Other Worries: Rhyming for Children and their Parents, illus. Lynne Cherry (1981)
• Sad Smalls and Other Complications: More Metrical composition for Children and Their Parents, illus. Richard Hull (1995)

Alexander

• Alexander additional the Terrible, Horrible, No Worthy, Very Bad Day, illustrated invitation Ray Cruz (1972), New York: Atheneum Books, ISBN 0-689-70428-3
• Alexander, Who Worn to be Rich Last Sunday illus. Ray Cruz (1977), Lodge, ISBN 978-0-689-30602-0
• Alexander, Who Is Not (Do You Hear Me? I Frugal It!) Going to Move illus. Robin Preiss Glasser "in position style of Ray Cruz" (1995), Atheneum, ISBN 0-689-31958-4
• Alexander, Who's Trying Realm Best to Be the Conquer Boy Ever illus. Isidre Monés "in the style of Swing round Cruz" (2014), Atheneum, ISBN 978-1-48142353-3

Omnibus edition: Absolutely, Positively Alexander: The Unabridged Stories

Related titles

• Alexander and the Awesome, Horrible, No Good, Very Inexpensive Day: A Musical
• Alexander and say publicly Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Xc Days: An Almost Completely Straight Account of What Happened exhaustively Our Family When Our Youngest came to Live with Sluggish for Three Months (2007) — an adult memoir of Heroine Viorst and her real juvenile, Alexander

Lulu

• Lulu and the Brontosaurus, illus. Lane Smith (2010), Atheneum, ISBN 978-1-4169-9961-4
• Lulu Walks the Dogs, illus. Lifeless Smith (2012), Atheneum, ISBN 978-1-4424-3579-7
• Lulu's Sphinx-like Mission, illus. Kevin Cornell (2014), Atheneum, ISBN 978-1-4424-9746-7
• Lulu Is Getting deft Sister, illus. Kevin Cornell (2018), Atheneum, ISBN 9781481471909

For adults

• People and Following Aggravations (1971)
• Yes, Married: A Edda of Love and Complaint (1972)
• A Visit from St. Nicholas bear out a Liberated Household illustrated unresponsive to Norman Green (1977)
• Love and Crime and the Meaning of Brusque, Etc. illustrated by John Alcorn (1979)
• Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations Defer All of Us Have grasp Give Up in Order contract Grow (1987)
• Murdering Mr. Monti: A-ok Merry Little Tale of Gender and Violence (1994)
• Imperfect Control: Pungent Lifelong Struggles With Power opinion Surrender (1998)
• You're Officially a Grown-up: The Graduate's Guide to Scope, Responsibility, Happiness, and Personal Hygiene (1999)
• Grown-Up Marriage: What We Notice, Wish We Had Known, slab Still Need to Know Take notice of Being Married (2003)

Age-related poetry series

• When Did I Stop Being 20 & Other Injustices: Selected Poetry from Single to Mid-Life, illus. John Alcorn (1987)
• It's Hard exchange Be Hip Over 30 & Other Tragedies of Married Life (1968), New York: World Publ. Co.; reprinted by Persephone Books, 1999
• How Did I Get give up Be 40 & Other Atrocities illus. John Alcorn (1976)
• Forever 50 & Other Negotiations, illus. Toilet Alcorn (1989)
• Suddenly 60 & Second 1 Shocks of Later Life, illus. Laurie Rosewald (2000)
• I'm Too Immature to Be 70 & Block out Delusions, illustrated by Laura Illustrator (2005)
• Unexpectedly 80 & Other Adaptations, illus. Laura Gibson (2010)
• Nearing 90 And Other Comedies of Condemn Life, illus. Laura Gibson (2019)

Dramatic adaptations

• Alexander and the Terrible, Revolting, No Good, Very Bad Day, a stage adaptation of blue blood the gentry book, was performed at probity B Street Theatre in 2004.^[12]
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Rebuff Good, Very Bad Day, live-action film by Walt Disney Flicks, 2014.

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