
What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About?
Poems for When a Person Needs a Poem
By: Judith Viorst, Lee White (Illustrator)
Paperback | 1 March 2017
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Did you wake up this morning all smiley inside?
Does life taste like ice cream and cake?
Or does it seem more like your goldfish just died
And your insides are one great big ache?
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.
About the Author
Judith Viorst was born and brought up in New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University, moved to Greenwich Village, and has lived in Washington, DC, since 1960, when she married Milton Viorst, a political writer. They have three sons and seven grandchildren. A graduate in 1981 of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, Viorst writes in many different areas: science books, children’s chapter and picture books—including the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies—adult fiction and nonfiction—including the New York Times bestseller, Necessary Losses—poetry for children and adults, and four musicals. Her most recent book of poetry for adults, Wait For Me and Other Poems About the Irritations and Consolations of a Long Marriage, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2015. Her most recent book of poetry for children, What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? was published in 2016 by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
About the Illustrator
Lee White lives with his wife and their three crazy cats in Portland, Oregon, and you can visit him online at LeeWhiteIllustration.com.
ISBN: 9781481423564
ISBN-10: 1481423568
Published: 1st March 2017
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 112
Audience: Children
For Ages: 6+ years old
For Grades: 1 - 4
Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 20.32 x 15.88 x 1.27
Weight (kg): 0.27
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