Book Review of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Written by Judith Voirst
Illustrated by Ray Cruz
Ages 3+ | 32 Pages
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers | ISBN-13: 978-1416985952
What to expect: Emotions and Humor
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is an award-winning Reading Rainbow book adapted into a TV show, musical production, play, and popular movie.
Some days are better than others. Some days are way, way better than others. Alexander is not having one of those better kinds of days. This day is the worst day ever. It’s so bad that he wants to move to Australia. Who can blame him? Australia is a beautiful country, after all.
He woke up with gum in his hair, and things only worsened. He didn’t get a window seat in the carpool to school; there was no dessert in his lunchbox; he went to the dentist, and the dentist discovered a cavity; and then, worst of all, there was kissing on TV! Alexander sure is cranky, but get ready to smile; the tale of his terrible day is a fun one. It’s easier to see the sunny side of a not-so-sunny situation when you’re on the outside looking in.
Judith Voirst’s effortless humor comes across in the simplicity of how relatably frustrating Alexander’s day has been. Paired with the classic-style illustrations of Ray Cruz, readers learn that everyone has bad days, even in Australia.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a must-have book for every home library and classroom!
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What to Read Next If You Love Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday, by Judith Voirst
Alexander, Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move, by Judith Voirst
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi Barrett
Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
About the Author
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.
About the Illustrator
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.
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