Sad Underwear and Other Complications: More Poems for Children and Their Parents - Softcover

Viorst, Judith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0689833768 ISBN 13: 9780689833762

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000

Synopsis

Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Someone with sad underwear.
Sad underwear? How can that be?
When my best friend's mad at me,
Everything is sad.
Even my underwear.
Only Judith Viorst, with the perfect pitch for the trials of childhood that has made her Alexander books modern classics, could create an ode to melancholy unmentionables. But the title poem is just one of the many pleasures in this collection, which bursts with wit and understanding -- and the occasional poignant note.
Sure to delight readers of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky, as well as Viorst's own legions of fans, Sad Underwear is a perfect companion volume to her celebrated If I Were In Charge of the World.

About this title

About the Author

Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some 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 of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety. She lives in Washington, DC.

Reviews

In PW's words, these child-friendly poems "skim the surface, breaking no new ground, but children will be entertained by their breezy simplicity and humor." Ages 7-10. (Apr.)
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Edition details

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0689833768
• ISBN 13: 9780689833762
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Hull Richard
• Number of pages: 80