Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780590421447ISBN:0590421441
Description: Acceptable. Ex-library book with usually library markings, mylar cover, card holder, stamps All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780590421447ISBN:0590421441
Description: Acceptable. Ex-library book with usual library markings, mylar cover, card holder, stamps. Well used. Still readable but not for the collector. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Description: Fair. 0689300727 Ex-library book with stickers and stampings. Overall good condition with clean text and good binding unless otherwise noted. Bottom corner chewed. Most items ship within 24 hours. read more
Description: Cruz, Ray. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. (A110_5/9)Book is in good condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Picture book. 32 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Aladdin
Date Published: 1987-07-15
ISBN-13:9780689711732ISBN:0689711735
Description: Like New. Like new softcover in excellent condition, no writing, non-smoking home, clean text, binding tight, Christian business. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum, New York
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780689300721ISBN:0689300727
Description: Good. No Jacket. 0689300727 The covers have a little shelf wear and some slight soiling. This book is about a boy named Alexander and his very bad day when everything seemed to go wrong for him. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780590421447ISBN:0590421441
Description: New. Slight shelf wear GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Description: Cruz, Ray. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Softcover former library book in good condition, cover laminated. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Picture book. 32 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a picture book for younger readers. Although this book was published a long time ago, I never got around to reading it as a child. I can see how children still enjoy it today, as the storyline is one that all people can connect to.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is about a young boy named Alexander who becomes more and more distraught over the course of a day because nothing is going his way. All kinds of unfortunate and unlucky things happen to him - there was gum in his hair when he woke up, he didn't get a prize in his breakfast cereal, his teacher didn't like his picture, his best friend is only his third best friend, his mom forgot to put dessert in his lunch, etc - and no one seems to care. The only advice he gets at the end of the day is when his mother tells him that some days are just like that."
"Summary: "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 while the water was running and I could tell it was 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 all ages have terrible, horrible days, and Alexander offers us the cranky commiseration we crave as well as a reminder that things may 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 rather 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 great antidote to bad days everywhere, sure to put a smile on even the crabbiest of faces.
Potential Audience: Early/Transitional
Genre: Picture Book/Fiction
Topic: The unfairness of life, bad days, geography
Specific Curricular uses: Read Aloud:good starting point for a discussion about how everyone has a bad day sometimes.
Social issues the book addresses: jealousy, preferential treatment
Specific literary elements: The chain of events depicted in the text lead readers to really get a feeling for the main character's pain. The seemingly never ending bad things that happen are told in list form, which adds to the drama of the story.
Interactions and counter actions of text and images: The illustrations capture the overall feeling of despair in the main characters life. The simple pencil-like drawings add to the element of hopelessness that Alexander experiences."
"This is one of my favorite books. It's about a little boy named Alexander who has a horrible day. To him, everything seems to be going wrong. He even decides that he should move to Australia. This is a great book for kids. It shows them that it's ok to be mad or upset about things. For the classroom, I think it would be cute to have a picture of Australia in order for the kids to go to if they are having a bad day."
"i can't decide if i love this or not. it's a funny book that we all can relate to but is it really a book i want my kids to read. do i want "hate" in their vocabulary? and for them to believe that things just happen to them, without their control? so i gave it three stars from me as me, not from me as a parent that wants my children to grow up believing in the law of attraction."
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