If I Were in Charge of the World and Other

If you've ever had trouble apologizing or keeping a secret, had a crush or a broken heart, there's a poem here for you! Written with humor and understanding, Judith Viorst's poems are certain to delight children and adults alike -- and be read again and again.

Judith Viorst says that she has been writing always -- "or at least since I was seven or eight, when I composed an ode to my dead parents, both of whom were alive and well and, when they read my poem, extremely annoyed." She has written many books for children, including the acclaimed Alexander and the Terrible Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, If I Were in Charge of the World...and Other Worries, and I'll Fix Anthony as well as several books of poetry and prose for adults. She is also a contributing editor to Redbook magazine. Mrs. Viorst lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Milton, a political writer. They have three sons -- Anthony, Nicholas, and Alexander.

WISHES AND WORRIES

If I Were in Charge of the World

2

(2)

Bertha's Wish

4

(1)

I Wouldn't Be Afraid

5

(1)

Fifteen, Maybe Sixteen, Things to Worry About

6

(2)

Some Things Don't Make Any Sense at All

8

(2)

CATS AND OTHER PEOPLE

My Cat

10

(1)

Stanley the Fierce

11

(1)

Harvey

12

(1)

The Lizzie Pitofsky Poem

13

(1)

Who's Who

14

(2)

NIGHTS

Night Scare

16

(1)

Nightmare

16

(1)

Night Fun

17

(1)

Thoughts on Getting out of a Nice Warm Bed in an Ice-Cold House to Go to the Bathroom at Three O'Clock in the Morning

18

(2)

SPRING FEVER

Just Before Springtime

20

(2)

Weird!

22

(2)

FACTS OF LIFE

Short Love Poem

24

(1)

Learning

24

(1)

I'm Not

25

(1)

Mending

26

(2)

FAIRY TALES

... And the Princess was Astonished to See the Ugly Frog Turn into a Handsome Prince

28

(1)

... And Then the Prince Knelt Down and Tried to Put the Glass Slipper on Cinderella's Foot

29

(1)

... And Although the Little Mermaid Sacrificed Everything to Win the Love of the Prince, the Prince (Alas) Decided to Wed Another

30

(2)

... And After Many Years, a Brave Prince Came at Last to Rescue the Princess

32

(2)

WORDS

Secrets

34

(1)

Talking

35

(1)

Sometimes Poems

36

(2)

Apology

38

(2)

THANKS AND NO THANKS

No

40

(2)

Thank-You Note

42

(1)

What Price Glory?

43

(1)

Mother Doesn't Want a Dog

44

(2)

WICKED THOUGHTS

Wicked Thoughts

46

(1)

More Wicked Thoughts

47

(1)

And Some More Wicked Thoughts

48

(2)

GOOD-BYES

Summer's End

50

(1)

Good-Bye, Six---Hello, Seven

51

(1)

Teddy Bear Poem

52

(1)

Remember Me?

53

(1)

Since Hanna Moved Away

54

(1)

My---Oh Wow!---Book

55

Index

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If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries Poems for Children and Their Parents

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