Synopses & Reviews
Alexander tries his hand at behaving in this hilarious companion to the bestselling classic andlt;Iandgt;Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Dayandlt;/Iandgt;.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Last night somebody ate a whole box of jelly donuts. That somebody woke up with a terrible bellyache, and that somebodyand#8217;s mom found the empty box and told that somebody that there are going to be consequences.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;That somebody is Alexander, and Alexander really hates consequences.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;So from now on, he is going to try his best to be the Best Boy Ever. For the complete and entire rest of his life. Starting right this very minute.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;But there are all sorts of things that you canand#8217;t do when youand#8217;re being the Best Boy Ever. Fun things. Very important things. Things that Alexander andlt;Iandgt;mightand#8212;andlt;/Iandgt;just mightand#8212;like a little bit more than he hates consequences.
Synopsis
Alexander tries his hand at behaving in this hilarious companion to the bestselling classic Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
Last night somebody ate a whole box of jelly donuts. That somebody woke up with a terrible bellyache, and that somebody s mom found the empty box and told that somebody that there are going to be consequences.
That somebody is Alexander, and Alexander really hates consequences.
So from now on, he is going to try his best to be the Best Boy Ever. For the complete and entire rest of his life. Starting right this very minute.
But there are all sorts of things that you can t do when you re being the Best Boy Ever. Fun things. Very important things. Things that Alexander might just might like a little bit more than he hates consequences."
About the Author
Judith Viorst was born and brought up in New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University, moved to Greenwich Village, and has lived in Washington, DC, since 1960, when she married Milton Viorst, a political writer. They have three sons and seven grandchildren. A 1981 graduate of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, Viorst writes in many different areas: science books; childrenandrsquo;s picture booksandmdash;including the beloved andlt;iandgt;Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Dayandlt;/iandgt;, which was made into a box-office favorite movie of the same name; adult fiction and nonfiction; poetry for children and adults; and musicals.Isidre Monand#233;s is a Spanish artist best known for his comic book work. In addition to illustrating andlt;iandgt;Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3andlt;/iandgt;, he has also illustrated several of Cynthia Rylantand#8217;s Henry and Mudge stories.