Judith Viorst

Although Alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar.

Lulu's parents refuse to give in when she demands a brontosaurus for her birthday and so she sets out to find her own, but while the brontosaurus she finally meets approves of pets, he does not intend to be Lulu's.

Lulu needs help from a boy named Fleischman if she is to earn money walking her neighbors' dogs, and she finds out that if she wants her business venture to succeed, she has to be nice.

A young girl uses various arguments to convince her parents to let her have her ears pierced.

In an attempt to overcome his grief, a boy tries to think of the ten best things about his dead cat.

Judith Viorst is known and loved by readers of all ages, for children's books such as Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; nonfiction titles, including the bestseller Necessary Losses; and her collections of humorous poetry in her "decade" series, which make perfect gifts for birthdays, Mother's Day, graduation, Christmas, Chanukah, or at any time of year.
Suddenly Sixty is a funny and touching...

On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.

If his mother has made other important mistakes, can Nick trust her word that there are no goblins and such lurking around in the night?

A little brother thinks of the ways he will some day get revenge on his older brother.

"From school to family to friends, from Grrrr to Hooray!, Judith Viorst takes us on a tour of feelings of all kinds in this thoughtful, funny, and charming collection of poetry that's perfect for young readers just learning to sort out their own emotions."--Amazon.com.