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

Judith Viorst

Simon and Schuster, 1972 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 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. 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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User Review  - Emma_Manolis - LibraryThing

I love this book! Even though it is a short book Alexander has a clear personality that is seen on every single page, through both the words and the illustrations. It is enjoyable at any age and it is ...

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User Review  - CarrieDann - LibraryThing

Summary: This book is about a young boy named Alexander who has a horrible day and from the moment he wakes up, his day does not go well all day long. Everything that can possibly go wrong for ...

About the author

Judith Viorst was born and brought up in New Jersey and has lived in Washington, DC, since 1960, when she married Milton Viorst, a political writer. A graduate in 1981 of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, Viorst writes in many different areas: science books, children’s chapter and picture books—including the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; adult fiction and nonfiction including the New York Times bestseller, Necessary Losses; poetry for children and adults, and four musicals. Her most recent book of poetry for children, What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? was published in 2016. Lulu Is Getting a Sister is the fourth book in the Lulu series.

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
• Author: Judith Viorst
• Illustrated by: Ray Cruz
• Edition: illustrated, unabridged, reprint
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 1972
• ISBN: 1416985956, 9781416985952
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings