and her real son, Alexander Lulu Lulu and the Brontosaurus, illus. Lane Smith (2010), Atheneum, Lulu Walks the Dogs, illus. Lane Smith (2012), Atheneum, Lulu's Mysterious Mission, illus. Kevin Cornell (2014), Atheneum, Lulu Is Getting a Sister, illus. Kevin Cornell (2018), Atheneum, For adults People and Other Aggravations (1971) Yes, Married: A Saga of Love and Complaint (1972) A Visit from St. Nicholas to a Liberated Household illustrated by Norman Green (1977) Love and Guilt and the Meaning of Life, Etc. illustrated by John Alcorn (1979) Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow (1987) Murdering Mr. Monti: A Merry Little Tale of Sex and Violence (1994) Imperfect Control: Our Lifelong Struggles With Power and Surrender (1998) You're Officially a Grown-up: The Graduate's Guide to Freedom, Responsibility, Happiness, and Personal Hygiene (1999) Grown-Up Marriage: What We Know, Wish We Had Known, and Still Need to Know About Being Married (2003) Age-related poetry series When Did I Stop Being 20 & Other Injustices: Selected Poems from Single to Mid-Life, illus. John Alcorn (1987) It's Hard to Be Hip Over 30 & Other Tragedies of Married Life (1968), New York: World Publ. Co.; reprinted by Persephone Books, 1999 How Did I Get to Be 40 & Other Atrocities illus. John Alcorn (1976) Forever 50 & Other Negotiations, illus. John Alcorn (1989) Suddenly 60 & Other Shocks of Later Life, illus. Laurie Rosewald (2000) I'm Too Young to Be 70 & Other Delusions, illustrated by Laura Gibson (2005) Unexpectedly 80 & Other Adaptations, illus. Laura Gibson (2010) Nearing 90 And Other Comedies of Late Life, illus. Laura Gibson (2019) Dramatic adaptations Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, a stage adaptation of the book, was performed at the B Street Theatre in 2004. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, live-action film by Walt Disney Pictures, 2014. http://movies.disney.com/alexander-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day/ References External links Holt Books: Author biography It's Hard to Be Hip Over Thirty profile at Persephone Books on her education at Rutgers University and her subsequent career How to Stay Happily Married 1931 births Living people American children's writers American psychology writers American tax resisters Primetime Emmy Award winners Writers from Washington, D.C. American columnists Rutgers University alumni American women columnists American women children's writers Women science writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American women