Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day / Judithe Viortst ; Illustrated by Ray Cruz.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0689300727
- ISBN: 9780689300721
- ISBN: 0689704283
- Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 20 x 26 cm
- Edition: [First edition].
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum, 1972.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 6-9 years AD840L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.7 0.5 5451. |
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Subject: | Humorous stories > Juvenile literature. Attitude (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
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- 15 of 16 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 0 of 0 copies available at Marion County.
- 0 of 0 copies available at Marion County Library.
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- 1 current hold with 16 total copies.
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Objecting loudly to his family's plans to relocate, the hero of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day "makes a gratifying return," said PW. Ages 5-8. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved