Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

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Title:

Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

Author:

Viorst, Judith author.

ISBN:

9780689711732

9780606007832

Edition:

2nd Aladdin Books ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Aladdin Books, 1987, c1972

Physical Description:

[32] p. : ill. ; 18 x 23 cm.

Reading Level:

AD 840 L Lexile

Subject Term:

Alexander (Fictitious character : Viorst) -- Fiction.

Boys -- Conduct of life -- Fiction.

Genre:

Picture books.

Humorous fiction.

Added Author:

Cruz, Ray,

Summary:

"Alexander knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with gum in this hair. And it got worse... His best friend deserted him. There was no dessert in his lunch bag. And, on top of all that, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV! On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too." --

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From children's book legend Judith Viorst comes the perennially popular tale of Alexander's worst day. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a story that belongs on every child's bookshelf.

Alexander could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He went to sleep with gum in his mouth and woke up with gum in his hair. When he got out of bed, he tripped over his skateboard and by mistake dropped his sweater in the sink while the water was running. He could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Nothing at all was right. Everything went wrong, right down to lima beans for supper and kissing on TV.

What do you do on a day like that? Well, you may think about going to Australia. You may also be glad to find that some days are like that for other people too.

Author Notes

Judith Viorst was born in Newark, New Jersey on February 2, 1931. She graduated from Rutgers University (1952) and the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute (1981).

She has written extensively, her works include children's books, collections of poetry, lyrics to musicals, several works of fiction, and a cookbook. She has won a Silver Pencil award (for The Tenth Good Thing About Barney) and an Emmy (for poems used in an Anne Bancroft TV special).

(Bowker Author Biography)

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Objecting loudly to his family's plans to relocate, the hero of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day "makes a gratifying return," said PW. Ages 5-8. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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