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

by Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz (Illustrator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

An infinitely amusing picture book that touches on the important subject of how to handle bad days. They’re going to happen, you can’t avoid them, so why not try to understand them early? A great read-aloud that never gets old!

It's been more than 30 years since Alexander had to endure gum in his hair, the middle of the backseat, and lima beans--all in one day. Now, for the first time, it's all happening in color--sort of. While Alexander appears in color, the rest of the art remains in black and white.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416985952
Publisher:	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	09/22/2009
Series:	Alexander Series
Edition description:	Special Limited Edition
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	50,406
Product dimensions:	10.30(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD840L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety. She lives in Washington, DC.

Ray Cruz is the illustrator of the modern classics Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Alexander, Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday.

Editorial Reviews

From the moment Alexander wakes up and finds gum in his hair, everthing goes wrong! His brothers both get prizes in their cereal boxes, his best friend demotes him to third-best friend, there are lima beans for dinner, and there is kissing on TV. All kids experience this type of day, and will be glad to find they are not alone!

Barnes & Noble Staff

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.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

[Editor’s Note: The following is a combined review with ALEXANDER, WHO’S NOT (DO YOU HEAR ME? I MEAN IT!) GOING TO MOVE and ALEXANDER, WHO USED TO BE RICH LAST SUNDAY.] -- Everyone loves the cranky, downtrodden, belligerent, and lovable Alexander. We've read and re-read Viorst's three picture books about him over the years. But no reader has experienced Alexander quite like this! Johnny Heller's whiny, often-wise grammar school hero is sufficiently self-righteous to elicit sympathy from kids and knowing smiles from adults. He never gets a seat by the window, he complains. And he only punches his brothers when they deserve it, he explains. His mother never puts interesting desserts in his lunch, he moans. And his money never lasts because saving money is too hard, he groans. He won't move, he threatens. He won't pack, he wails. He won't have any friends if he goes, he sobs. Sniffling and fussing, Heller's Alexander holds up a mirror for us all--and we laugh at our own reflections. T.B.

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