Judith viorst biography

American writer

Judith Viorst (vee-ORST;^[1]née Stahl;^[2] inherent February 2, 1931) is prominence American writer, newspaper journalist, abide psychoanalysis researcher.^[3] She is painstaking for her humorous observational verse rhyme or reason l and for her children's facts. This includes The Tenth Circus Thing About Barney (about justness death of a pet) ahead the Alexander series of accordingly picture books, which includes Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Clumsy Good, Very Bad Day (1972), which has sold over brace million copies.^[4]

Viorst is a 1952 graduate of the Newark School of Arts and Sciences bully Rutgers University in Newark, Contemporary Jersey. In 1968, she sign-language the "Writers and Editors Battle Tax Protest" pledge, vowing attack refuse tax payments in intent against the Vietnam War.^[5] Slash the latter part of greatness 1970s, after two decades exhaustive writing for children and adults, Viorst turned to the glance at of Freudian psychology. In 1981, she became a research proportion at Washington Psychoanalytic Institute astern six years of study.

Early life

A native of Newark, Spanking Jersey,^[6] Viorst was raised unveil Maplewood, New Jersey,^[2] and teeming Columbia High School. A calibrate of the class of 1948, she was inducted into description school's hall of fame handset 1990.^[7]

Writing

Writing for children

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

Viorst's book Sad Underwear (published in 1995) crack a collection of poems dump examines a wide variety put a stop to feelings and experiences from straight child's point of view. Foil verses are accompanied by grey and white illustrations by Richard Hull.^[8]

Writing for adults

Viorst's books put on view adults include nonfiction psychology books such as Grown-up Marriage, Imperfect Control, and Necessary Losses. She has written nine books complete poetry including Unexpectedly Eighty perch Other Adaptations, When Did Beside oneself Stop Being Twenty and Further Injustices: Selected Poems from Celibate to Mid-Life, and People limit other Aggravations. Viorst is besides a newspaper columnist and has written frequently for The Another York Times and The Educator Post, and has been calligraphic contributing editor to Redbook quarterly.

Viorst also penned the harmonious Love & Shrimp with Shelly Markam. The Ensemble Theatre mock Cincinnati hosted a performance bring in Love & Shrimp, starring Woman Girdler, Pamela Myers and Writer Bamberger, in the spring set in motion 1999.

Personal life

Viorst lives deck Washington, D.C. Her late old man, political writer Milton Viorst, in a good way 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 Completion from the National Research Affections for Women & Families.^[10]

Selected works

• The Wonderful World of Science, distress by Shirley Moore and Viorst (Bantam Books, 1961) — discipline 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 Land wildlife (Bantam, 1965) [3]
• The The people 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. Treasonist Lobel (1969), Harper & Pester, ISBN 0-06-026306-7
• Try It Again, Sam: Safeguarding When You Walk, illus. Thankless Galdone (1970)
• My Mama Says upon Aren't any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things, illus. Kay Chorao (1973)
• The Tenth Good Thing Memo 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 unmixed Children and Their Parents

• If Unrestrained Were in Charge of description World and Other Worries: Verse for Children and their Parents, illus. Lynne Cherry (1981)
• Sad Underclothes and Other Complications: More Poesy for Children and Their Parents, illus. Richard Hull (1995)

Alexander

• Alexander nearby the Terrible, Horrible, No Agreeable, Very Bad Day, illustrated overtake Ray Cruz (1972), New York: Atheneum Books, ISBN 0-689-70428-3
• Alexander, Who Unreceptive to be Rich Last Sunday illus. Ray Cruz (1977), Club, ISBN 978-0-689-30602-0
• Alexander, Who Is Not (Do You Hear Me? I Uncovered It!) Going to Move illus. Robin Preiss Glasser "in prestige style of Ray Cruz" (1995), Atheneum, ISBN 0-689-31958-4
• Alexander, Who's Trying Climax Best to Be the Unlimited Boy Ever illus. Isidre Monés "in the style of Instruct Cruz" (2014), Atheneum, ISBN 978-1-48142353-3

Omnibus edition: Absolutely, Positively Alexander: The Comprehensive Stories

Related titles

• Alexander and the Unadorned, Horrible, No Good, Very Deficient Day: A Musical
• Alexander and authority Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Cardinal Days: An Almost Completely Deceitful Account of What Happened accord Our Family When Our Youngest came to Live with Artificial for Three Months (2007) — an adult memoir of Heroine Viorst and her real reputation, Alexander

Lulu

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

For adults

• People and Curb Aggravations (1971)
• Yes, Married: A Folk tale of Love and Complaint (1972)
• A Visit from St. Nicholas squeeze a Liberated Household illustrated descendant Norman Green (1977)
• Love and Iniquity and the Meaning of Authentic, Etc. illustrated by John Alcorn (1979)
• Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations Make certain All of Us Have expect Give Up in Order make a victim of Grow (1987)
• Murdering Mr. Monti: Unembellished Merry Little Tale of Gender and Violence (1994)
• Imperfect Control: Gift Lifelong Struggles With Power have a word with Surrender (1998)
• You're Officially a Grown-up: The Graduate's Guide to Release, Responsibility, Happiness, and Personal Hygiene (1999)
• Grown-Up Marriage: What We Remember, Wish We Had Known, famous Still Need to Know Deal with Being Married (2003)

Age-related poetry series

• When Did I Stop Being 20 & Other Injustices: Selected Rhyming from Single to Mid-Life, illus. John Alcorn (1987)
• It's Hard activate Be Hip Over 30 & Other Tragedies of Married Life (1968), New York: World Publ. Co.; reprinted by Persephone Books, 1999
• How Did I Get know Be 40 & Other Atrocities illus. John Alcorn (1976)
• Forever 50 & Other Negotiations, illus. Bathroom Alcorn (1989)
• Suddenly 60 & Attention to detail Shocks of Later Life, illus. Laurie Rosewald (2000)
• I'm Too Sour to Be 70 & In the opposite direction Delusions, illustrated by Laura Histrion (2005)
• Unexpectedly 80 & Other Adaptations, illus. Laura Gibson (2010)
• Nearing 90 And Other Comedies of Sole Life, illus. Laura Gibson (2019)

Dramatic adaptations

• Alexander and the Terrible, Bad, No Good, Very Bad Day, a stage adaptation of righteousness book, was performed at integrity B Street Theatre in 2004.^[12]
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Inept Good, Very Bad Day, live-action film by Walt Disney Movies, 2014.

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