The beloved bestselling author of "Forever Fifty" and "Suddenly Sixty" now tackles the ins and outs of becoming a septuagenarian with her usual wry good humor. 34 two-color illustrations throughout.
A self-help classic, NECESSARY LOSSES addresses how personal growth often comes when we let go of our illusions, expectations, and other dependencies. Viorst combines a straight-forward approach with a supportive, life-affirming tone.
From the bestselling author of "Forever Fifty" comes a new collection of poems that tickles, consoles, and offers the pleasure of instant recognition--the perfect gift for any woman anywhere in the vicinity of 60. 36 two-color illustrations.
A volume drawing from personal interviews with married men and women, as well as findings from therapists, reveals how to achieve a "grown-up" marriage by delving into the many issues and problems that married couples of all ages face.
Synthesizing psychoanalytic theory, literature, interviews and personal experiences, the author of this book attempts to demonstrate what we have to give up in order to grow. The book looks at all kinds of loss and tries to help the reader to come to terms with it.
Addresses the issue of control--with its associated feelings of power, helplessness, freedom, and limitations--and how it affects every area of our lives.
When Alexander's grandparents come to visit, they give him and his two brothers a dollar each. Alexander thinks about saving the money for some walkie-talkies, but he is soon down at the corner store spending some of his dollar on bubble gum. As the day progresses, Alexander spends more and more money until all he has left is what he started the ...
Lovable, feisty Alexander, the hero of Viorst's classics, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, returns with what may be his most daunting dilemma to date, as he bemoans the reality of his family having to move "a thousand miles away" to his father's new job.
In 1972, acclaimed author Judith Viorst introduced the world to everyone's favorite little brother in "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day". Now all three stories are available in one volume with a charming Introduction by the author.
And so you've reached that time in your life when you're starting to pick investments over adventure, clean over scenic, comfortable over intense; when, even though in your heart of hearts you're only seventeen, the rest of you is (how did it happen?) forty.
A collection of 300 quotations from well-loved children's books, this work brings together the wisdom of classics such as "Charlotte's Web", "Peter Pan", "Eloise", "Goodnight Moon", and others.
In this charming tale of multi-generational family living, Alexander, who once had a very bad day, is all grown up, and while their house is being remodeled, he and his family all move in with his empty-nester parents.
Mother reassures Nick that all the horrible, threatening monsters of his imagination don't exist, but he can't help noticing that she, like everyone, makes mistakes now and then. Could she be wrong about the monsters? Nick can't help wondering.
A backwards alphabet is used to introduce readers to such aspects of the English language as homonyms, silent letters, and homophones. Acrylic paintings accompany the rhyming text.
A tidy and organized older sister exasperatedly but lovingly describes the world of her very messy and disorganized younger sister. Illustrated with colorful pen-and-ink drawings.
Murder, mayhem, and motherhood are hilariously woven together in this wise, witty, and wonderfully entertaining comic romp by Judith Viorst--author of a string of bestsellers including It's Hard to Be Hip over Thirty and Other At rocities.
Poor Alexander is having a very bad day--gum gets stuck in his hair, there's no toy in his cereal box, no dessert in his lunch bag, lima beans for dinner, and even kissing on T.V. Throughout these ordeals Alexander contemplates relocating to Australia, but then his mother tells him the awful truth--"Some days are like that. Even in Australia." ...
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