This Newark author, born in 1931, always knew she wanted to be a writer. She began by writing odes to her deceased parents--who were alive, and not amused! She wrote for Redbook magazine for years before her children led her to write picture books. Her son Alex inspired her tale of a boy having an awful day. The Tenth Good Thing About Barney helps children deal with the grief they feel for a cat who has died by thinking of his value, as a playmate and as garden compost. This is Judith Viorst, and her book about her son Alex is the classic Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, published in 1972.
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