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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

by Judith Viorst

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Publisher Comments:

He 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.

Synopsis:

On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.

Synopsis:

He 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.

About the Author

Judith Viorst has been writing for the more than ten years that she has been married, with a lot of helpful encouragement from her husband and three sons. She loves children's books and tries to write books that her own children will like--and in which they will sometimes recognize themselves. Her husband is also a free-lance writer, and he works at home as she does. As one of their children once explained, "My father is a typewriter, and I think my mother is too." One of the earlier books she produced is The Tenth Good Thing About Barney.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780689300721
ill.:
Cruz, Ray
Author:
Cruz, Ray
Author:
Viorst, Judith
Publisher:
Atheneum Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Juvenile literature
Subject:
Social Situations - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings
Subject:
Behavior
Subject:
Wit and humor
Subject:
Frustration in children
Subject:
Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings
Subject:
Boys
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B221
Series Volume:
16
Publication Date:
June 1972
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
7.70x10.42x.41 in. .71 lbs.
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
6-9

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