The author known for her children’s book “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” talks about how she’s ...

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, written by Judith Viorst with illustrations by Ray Cruz, was published 50 years ago. He wakes up with gum in his hair, slips on his ...

After the consequences of eating an entire box of jelly doughnuts hit home, Viorst’s iconic redheaded hero makes a big decision: “Starting this very minute,” he tells his family, “I am being the best ...

Grown-Up Marriage, by Judith Viorst. Free Press. 304 pages. $24. Those of us with children have no doubt read Judith Viorst’s classic, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, an ...

WASHINGTON — Of all the great characters in children’s literature, only a select few achieve such fame that, like Madonna, they need only a first name: Eloise, Madeline, Ramona — and of course ...

My editor told me I could go down to Washington on the train and go meet Judy, and I bought a ticket and went, and I got to talk to her and her husband and we had lunch and they were really nice. I ...

It’s time for a trip down memory lane. If you grew up reading picture books, chances are you’re familiar with Judith Viorst’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Originally ...

Viorst's comprehensive exploration of all things nuptial should be required reading for any betrothed who don't have a plainspeaking veteran to give them the lowdown on what happens when the honeymoon ...

Judith Viorst's new collection of poetry is called Nearing 90, though she's quick to note she's only "a girl of 88." She's still writing, looking... 'Nearing 90,' Judith Viorst Says She's Never Been ...

Judith Viorst's best-selling kids' book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day was published 50 years ago. At 91, Viorst... For 50 years, Alexander's been having terrible, ...