The Bestselling Classic on Love, Loss, and Letting Go
In "Necessary Losses, " Judith Viorst turns her considerable talents to a serious and far-reaching subject: how we grow and change through the losses that are an inevitable and necessary part of life. She argues persuasively that through the[...]
He could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He went to sleep with gum in his mouth and woke up with gum in his hair. When he got out of bed, he tripped over his skateboard and by mistake dropped his sweater in the sink while the water was running. He could tell it w[...]
Alexander knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with gum in his hair. His best friend deserted him. There was no dessert in his lunch bag. And, on top of all that, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV! This handsome new edition of Judith Viorst's classic picture book i[...]
Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar-- and he was rich. There were so many things he could do with all of that money! He could buy as much gum as he wanted, or even a walkie-talkie, if he saved enough. But somehow the money began to disappear... Readers of all ages will be delight[...]
The stubbornly hilarious Lulu has decided it's time to buckle down and earn some cash. How else can she save up enough money to buy the very special thing that she is ALWAYS and FOREVER going to want? After some failed attempts at lucrative gigs (baking cookies, spying, reading to old people), dog w[...]
Alexander is "not" going to leave his best friend Paul. Or Rachel, the best babysitter in the world. Or the Baldwins, who have a terrific dog named Swoozie. Or Mr. and Mrs. Oberdorfer, who always give great treats on Halloween. Who cares if his father has a new job a thousand miles away? Alexander i[...]
Now in paperback, an illustrated chapter book from industry legends Judith Viorst and Lane Smith
"I'm gonna, I'm gonna, I'm gonna, gonna, get "
"a bronto-bronto-bronto-bronto-saurus for a pet
"Lulu is so accustomed to getting what she wants that when her parents deny her birthday reques[...]
The perennially popular tale of Alexander's worst day is now a board book that belongs on every child's bookshelf.
Alexander is not having a great day. He has to endure gum in his hair, sitting in the middle of the backseat, third-best-friend status, no dessert at lunch, lima beans, railroad paj[...]
The beloved and perennially popular tale of Alexander's worst day is now available in a lap-friendly, oversize board book edition.
Alexander is not having a great day. He has to endure gum in his hair, sitting in the middle of the backseat, third-best-friend status, no dessert at lunch, lima bea[...]
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.[...]