- An online adaptation of Alexander, read by author Judith Viorst with the original illustrations Click here to play The Author, Judith Viorst Judith Viorst is the author of several works of fiction and non-fiction for children as well as adults. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, her most famous children's book, was first published in 1972 and has since sold over two ...www.kennedy-center.org/programs/family/alexander/author.html