Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexan­der and the Ter­ri­ble, Hor­ri­ble, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold four mil­lion copies; the Lulu books, includ­ing Lulu and the Bron­tosaurus; The New York Times best­seller Nec­es­sary Loss­es; four musi­cals; and poet­ry for chil­dren and adults. Her most recent books include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Near­ing Nine­ty. She lives in Wash­ing­ton, DC.