Judith Viorst

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

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.

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

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?

"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.

Two boys create a lot of havoc while waiting for their parents to get up on Sunday morning.

"The newest illustrated poetry collection in beloved author Judith Viorst's "decade" series (from It's Hard to Be Hip Over Thirty to Unexpectedly Eighty), exploring, with her signature savvy and humor, what it means to be an impending nonagenarian"--

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.