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

Judith Viorst

Simon and Schuster, Sep 22, 2009 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages

From children’s book legend Judith Viorst comes the perennially popular tale of Alexander’s worst day. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a story that belongs on every child’s bookshelf.

Alexander 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.

What people are saying

Now a movie

User Review  - lovemyinduction - Overstock.com

This is the very cute book that was made in to a movie. You might call it a classic at this point. Its told from a boys point of view and is funny in a kids sense of humor kind of way.

Some days are like that ...

User Review  - freewholly - Overstock.com

Poor Alexander.I have enjoyed reading and sharing this book many times. I have read it to my children. I have read it to school children. I have read it to church groups. I have gifted it to friends ...

About the author

Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and young adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety.

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
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2009
• ISBN: 1416985956, 9781416985952
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / General