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

Judith Viorst

Simon and Schuster, Sep 11, 2014 - Juvenile Fiction - 26 pages

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. 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. This funny and endearing story has delighted readers for more than forty years and is the inspiration behind the upcoming film, starring Jennifer Garner and Steve Carrell.

About the author

Judith Viorst was born in Newark, New Jersey on February 2, 1931. She graduated from Rutgers University (1952) and the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute (1981). She has written extensively, her works include children's books, collections of poetry, lyrics to musicals, several works of fiction, and a cookbook. She has won a Silver Pencil award (for The Tenth Good Thing About Barney) and an Emmy (for poems used in an Anne Bancroft TV special). 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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; VIC Premier's Reading Challenge Year 3 and Year 4
• Author: Judith Viorst
• Illustrated by: Ray Cruz
• Contributors: Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2014
• ISBN: 1471122875, 9781471122873
• Length: 26 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories