Judith Viorst

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.

Judith Viorst's most adored book is undoubtedly the children's classic Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. In this new book, fans will recognize and be drawn to the Alexander they know and love-only now he's all grown up, with three kids of his own. When Judith's son Alexander announces that he, his wife, Marla, their daughter, Olivia (age five), and their two sons, Isaac (age two) and Toby (four months), would be staying...

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

"Lulu is sent to Camp Sisterhood to learn how to be a big sister, but she makes it her mission to be the worst sister-in-training in camp history"--

A boy is nervous about a presentation he has to give at school.

The author shares a collection of whimsical poems designed to ease the blow of passing the six-decade mark.

Olivia, who is very neat and practically perfect, despairs because her sister Sophia is super-completely and totally the messiest person, no matter where she goes or what she does.

After eating an entire box of doughnuts leads to consequences Alexander does not like, he decides to be the best boy ever for the rest of his life.

"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?" --

Forty-one poems reveal a variety of secret thoughts, worries, and wishes.