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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)

    • Age Range: 5 to 8
    • Pub. Date: July 1987
    • 32pp
    • Sales Rank: 329
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      • Pub. Date: July 1987
      • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
      • Format: Paperback, 32pp
      • Sales Rank: 329
      • Age Range: 5 to 8
      • Lexile: 970L 

      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 Worries. 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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      Fun readby Payton1949

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      July 04, 2009: This book is a great way to teach your children, that they will have many bumps in the road. You will have difficult days just like Alexander. I have purchased a dozen copies for family and friends who have young children.

      Just One Of Those Daysby Teacher-zoey

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      May 09, 2009: Alexander is just not having a very good day. In fact, there's nothing positive about it at all! Funny and frustrating at the same time, it's just the kind of day many children feel they are having. A classic that children relate to and have some fun with. After all, misery loves company. Despite it all life goes on and it's really not so bad. Enjoy!


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