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    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz (Illustrator)

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    (Paperback - 2nd Aladdin Books edition)

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    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
    • Pub. Date: July 1987
    • ISBN-13: 9780689711732
    • Sales Rank: 793
    • Age Range: 5 to 8
    • 32pp
    • Series: Alexander Series
    • Edition Description: 2nd Aladdin Books edition
    • Edition Number: 2
     
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    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.

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    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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    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.)

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    Biography

    Judith Viorst has written many books for children, including the classics Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and its sequels, and If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Stories. She is also the author of Just in Case, illustrated by Diana Cain Bluthenthal. She lives with her husband, Milton, in Washington D.C.

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    An awesome book!!!!by Anonymous

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    October 08, 2008: I am an nanny and I've read this book to all my kids I've taken care of!! Especially ben and zach's kindergarden class they laughed a lot!!!! They would always ask me to come in and read and this book, was their favorite!

    never goes outta styleby Anonymous

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    March 16, 2008: i love this book and still think of it when i have my bad, terrible, horrible day. great reference book. a must have for any family!!!!!


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