Judith Viorst:

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• Born ~ Newark, New Jersey 1931
• Education ~ Rutgers University; Washington Psychoanalytic Institute
• Books ~ Childrens, Adult: fiction, nonfiction, poetry
• Theatrical Adaptation ~ short films, musicals
• Awards & Recognition ~ 2011 Foremother Award for Lifetime Achievement from the National Research Center for Women & Families.
• American writer, newspaper journalist, psychoanalysis researcher
• Married, three sons, grandchildren

Noteworthy events

• Picture Book Hall of Fame ~ Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
• Redbook Magazine ~ 25 yr contributing editor
• Lyrical Composer for Musicals ~ Love and Shrimp; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; Alexander, Who’s Not Not Not Not Not Not Going to Move

popular publications

• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
• Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
• Lulu and the Brontosaurus
• Lulu Walks the Dog
• Earrings!

Why Writer? Why Books?


Viorst begin writing at age 7.
Her story lines derived from family experiences

references

• BookBrowse. (n.d.). Judith Viorst author biography. BookBrowse.com. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/502/judith-v...
• Google. (n.d.). Google image result for https://alumni.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/judith-viorst-2_248x2.... Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Falumni.rutgers.edu%2Fwp-....
• Hardymon, B. (2019, April 21). 'nearing 90,' Judith Viorst says she's never been happier. NPR. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.npr.org/2019/04/21/714890373/nearing-90-judith-viorst-says-shes...
• Judith Viorst. Dramatic Publishing. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/authors/profile/view/url/judith-viorst.
• Judith Viorst. Rutgers University Alumni Association. (2020, February 21). Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://alumni.rutgers.edu/awards-recognition/hall-of-distinguished-alumni/....
• ThriftBooks. (n.d.). Judith Viorst Books: List of books by author Judith Viorst. ThriftBooks. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/judith-viorst/201669/.