Picture Storybooks - Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (ages 4-8) (illustrated By R Cruz)

Author: Viorst, Judith

"I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day."

So begin the trials and tribulations of the irascible Alexander, who has been earning the sympathy of readers since 1972. People of all ages have terrible, horrible days, and Alexander offers us the cranky commiseration we crave as well as a reminder that things may not be all that bad. As Alexander's day progresses, he faces a barrage of bummers worthy of a country- western song: getting smushed in the middle seat of the car, a dessertless lunch sack, a cavity at the dentist's office, stripeless sneakers, witnessing kissing on television, and being forced to sleep in railroad-train pajamas. He resolves several times to move to Australia.

Judith Viorst flawlessly and humorously captures a child's testy temperament, rendering Alexander sympathetic rather than whiny. Our hero's gum-styled hair and peevish countenance are artfully depicted by Ray Cruz's illustrations. An ALA Notable Book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a great antidote to bad days everywhere, sure to put a smile on even the crabbiest of faces. (Ages 5 to 9) --This text refers to the school & library binding edition of this title

Synopsis
The story is about Alexander and his very bad day. Read about his best friend deserted him, and no dessert in his lunch bag and lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV.

Synopsis
The story of Alexander's rotten day leads off a collection of stories and poems about the trials and tribulations of childhood. Read by Blythe Danner. Book available. --This text refers to the audio cassette edition of this title

Synopsis
Viorst's classic tale of a little boy who must accept the reality that "some days are like that," when everything he does goes awry, is one of her most popular works. "The clever text shines."--School Library Journal, starred review. ALA Notable Children's Book. Full color.

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

Simon & Schuster
Alexander knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with gum in his hair.

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!

This handsome new edition of Judith Viorst's classic picture book is sure to charm readers of all ages.

Annotation
On a day when everything goes wrong for him,

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