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

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The perennially popular tale of Alexander’s worst day is a storybook that belongs on each and every child’s bookshelf.

Alexander knew it used to be going to be a terrible day when he awoke with gum in this hair.
And it got worse…
His best friend deserted him. There used to be no dessert in his lunch bag. And, on top of all that, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV!
This handsome new edition of Judith Viorst’s classic picture book is sure to charm readers of every age.
“I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there’s gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink even as the water used to be running and I could tell it used to be going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.”

So begin the trials and tribulations of the irascible Alexander, who has been earning the sympathy of readers since 1972. People of every age have terrible, horrible days, and Alexander offers us the cranky commiseration we crave in addition to a reminder that things might not be all that bad. As Alexander’s day progresses, he faces a barrage of bummers worthy of a country- western song: getting smushed in the middle seat of the car, a dessertless lunch sack, a cavity at the dentist’s office, stripeless sneakers, witnessing kissing on television, and being forced to sleep in railroad-train pajamas. He resolves several times to move to Australia.

Judith Viorst flawlessly and humorously captures a child’s testy temperament, rendering Alexander sympathetic slightly than whiny. Our hero’s gum-styled hair and peevish countenance are artfully depicted by Ray Cruz’s illustrations. An ALA Notable Book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a smart antidote to bad days far and wide, sure to put a smile on even the crabbiest of faces. (Ages 5 to 9)

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