Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

Judith Viorst

Simon and Schuster, 1978 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages

Alexander grapples with money management in this beloved picture book from Judith Viorst, author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar—and he was rich. There were so many things that he could do with all of that money!

He could buy as much gum as he wanted, or even a walkie-talkie, if he saved enough. But somehow the money began to disappear...

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I am going to be a good leader. I like this book. I have read this book before in school and at home.

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User Review  - Alison - Goodreads

This is a great book for an integrated literacy and math lesson. Students could figure out the amount of money Alexander spent on each item and how much he has at the end of the story, or how much he ...

About the author

Judith Viorst says that she has been writing always -- "or at least since I was seven or eight, when I composed an ode to my dead parents, both of whom were alive and well and, when they read my poem, extremely annoyed." She has written many books for children, including the acclaimed Alexander and the Terrible Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, If I Were in Charge of the World...and Other Worries, and I'll Fix Anthony as well as several books of poetry and prose for adults. She is also a contributing editor to Redbook magazine. Mrs. Viorst lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Milton, a political writer. They have three sons -- Anthony, Nicholas, and Alexander.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday; Alexander Series; Fiction on cassette; Lakeshore theme packet; Premier's Reading Challenge, 3-4; Unabridged fiction
• Author: Judith Viorst
• Illustrated by: Ray Cruz
• Contributor: Atheneum (New York, N.Y.)
• Edition: illustrated, unabridged, reprint, reissue, braille
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 1978
• ISBN: 0689711999, 9780689711992
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / Money; Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings