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Author photo. Judith Viorst with her classic children's book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. At the 2010 Baltimore Book Festival. ©2010

Judith Viorst with her classic children's book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. At the 2010 Baltimore Book Festival. ©2010

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Judith Viorst was born in Newark, New Jersey on February 2, 1931. She graduated from Rutgers University (1952) and the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute (1981). She has written extensively, her works include children's books, collections of poetry, lyrics to musicals, several works of fiction, and a cookbook. She has won a Silver Pencil award (for The Tenth Good Thing About Barney) and an Emmy (for poems used in an Anne Bancroft TV special). (Bowker Author Biography) Judith Viorst is the bestselling author of "Forever Fifty," "How Did I Get to Be Forty," "Necessary Losses," & several other works. She is also the author of the classic children's book "Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." A graduate of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, she is the recipient of various awards for her journalism & psychological writings. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, political writer Milton Viorst. They have three sons. (Publisher Provided) — biography from Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day… (more)
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Rosie and Michael 264 copies, 9 reviews
The Good-bye Book 225 copies, 23 reviews
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Absolutely, Positively Alexander 165 copies, 4 reviews
Forever Fifty 127 copies, 6 reviews
Murdering Mr. Monti 119 copies, 2 reviews
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Sunday Morning 92 copies, 5 reviews
Nobody Here but Me 85 copies, 21 reviews
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Judith Viorst (born February 2, 1931) is an American author, newspaper journalist, and psychoanalysis researcher. She is 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.

In the latter part of the 1970s, after two decades of writing for children and adults, Viorst turned to the study of Freudian psychology. After six years of study at Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, in 1981 she became a research graduate affiliated with the institute.
Judith Viorst lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, political writer Milton Viorst. They have three grown sons: Anthony Jacob Viorst, an attorney practicing in the Denver, Colorado area; Nicholas Nathan "Nick" Viorst, an Assistant District Attorney for New York County, and Alexander Noah Viorst.
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