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Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander And The Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
Author: Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz (Illustrator)
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ISBN-13: 9780689300721
ISBN-10: 0689300727
Publication Date: 6/1/1972
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Rating:
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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4.4 stars, based on 22 ratings
Publisher: Atheneum
Book Type: Hardcover
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44 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 3352 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Alexander at his worst best - well beloved by preschoolers through 2nd grade (and beyond if they'd just admit it).
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
A fun account on a little boy's "bad day." My kids really enjoy this book!
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 24 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Alexander is having a bad day, and comically wants to move to Australia. One of my favorites when I was a kid, my kids don't enjoy it like I did.
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Helpful Score: 2
This is an excellent kid's book. I remember how much I loved it when I was little, so I picked it up to read to my daughter. It's just as much fun as I remembered it. It's nice to see that there are some books that hold up over time.
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 506 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Alexander knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with
gum in his hair. And it got worse...
His best friend deserted him. There was no dessert in his lunch bag. And, on top of all that, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV.
Ariadnae avatar reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 356 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
great kid's book, kids will be able to easily relate to Alex and why his day has been so bad.
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
My son thinks this book is hilarious. He is 6 and he can relate to it already.
harmony85 avatar reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 982 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Very funny, all of us can relate to a bad day! Like the illustrations.
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 371 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Alexander has a very bad day. Sometimes adults have bad days also. It is a great story.
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 86 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is an absolutely funny story about a young boy that has a terrible day.
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 41 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
An excellent book for those days when just nothing seems to go right. We read this book to show that not every day is perfect and that moving to Australia probably wouldn't help (it's part of the book...). My older son sympathises with Alexander and tells him to go to sleep and that tomorrow will be a better day.
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Helpful Score: 1
Cute story about a day like most of us experience. We used this book in K to springboard into a unit on Australia.
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Alexander knew it as going to be a horrible day when he woke up with gum in his hair. This is a very short idea about the book. I think you will enjoy this book as much as I have.
Sander avatar reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 55 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
One of my favorite childhood books! My mom works in a daycare and for fear of the children acting out more than usual she wont take it to class! See she has... we will call them The Alexander classroom!lol
StMaryMead avatar reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 15 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is a favorite of my kindergarteners! It's one they want read over and over.
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Excellent for a grumpy kid to turn their mood around!
freebird1985 avatar reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on
Helpful Score: 1
This darling book follows Alexander through his emotionally challenging day. The book is written matter-of-factly, and accepting of Alexander's emotions, and ends on a better note.
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Helpful Score: 1
It's been a while, but we loved this book. Nothing seemed to go right for him. So neat!!
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Helpful Score: 1
I love this book! You know when you wake up and stub your toe, spill your coffee, get a flat tire, and manage to burn dinner? All in the same day? That's what this book is about. Some days are just bad days, but it's okay.
tchrmsb avatar reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 173 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A true classic reminding us that some days just don't go the way we plan!
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 39 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Excellent book to read aloud to your children! My family loved it and we laughed riotously all the way through it. Read it over and over again. What fun! Superb story. Great book to give as a gift.
NancyInWI avatar reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 54 more book reviews
My kids loved this book!
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One of my all-time favorite children's books!!!

I've read this so many times I can quote from memory - yet, it never gets old. It's fantastic. When my daughter lets me pick out her bedtime stories at night I almost always choose this book as one of them.

Enjoyable for kids and adults alike - after all, who wouldn't want to move to Australia after a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day?? :-)
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 3 more book reviews
It was funny what happened to him and not everyone else.
Bibliocrates avatar reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 252 more book reviews
Cute book!
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Great story for whiny little ones
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 354 more book reviews
CUTE BOOK
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The classic and popular childrens book is about Alexander and his adventures in his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day!
buzzby avatar reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 6062 more book reviews
Well, it qualifies as at least a semi-classic of children's literature, but the sociologist in me tells me that it encapsulates a lot of what's wrong with American children. Stop whining! Millions of children would love to have food like lima beans to eat, or any kind of pajamas, or a mother and father. This kid is going to be a problem later in life.
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 13 more book reviews
Great little book for young readers.
Riku avatar reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 45 more book reviews
good book for kids and how sometimes things just don't go right.
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 11 more book reviews
Great book!
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 10 more book reviews
childrens classic
buttaflies79 avatar reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 61 more book reviews
cute book :)
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 15 more book reviews
Fantastic.
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What a great book!!!! Every child has a bad day! What a great book to read with your child when they do. My son loves this book and ths book validates that sometimes days like that happen, but it's o.k.
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My kids love this story!
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I'm a 36-year old male and this has been my favorite book for as long as I can remember.

It's nice to know that even after all these years, when you have a bad day, it will be ok.

Even in Australia.
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 2 more book reviews
"Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day", by Judith Viorst, helps children learn that everyone has a bad every once in a while, even "in Australia". In perticular, Alexander is having the worst day ever. Everything seems to be going wrong. Throughout the book Alexander makes comments that he's going to move to Australia. Then the book concludes that even in Austrailia, people have bad days.
reviewed Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on + 336 more book reviews
very popular childrens book
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used in story stretchers unit study
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This is supposed to charm readers?!? What a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad book. If you weren't in a bad mood before you read this book, you will be after. First off, who wants to read all this terrible stuff to their child? Second, let's not teach our children that just because something happened when they got out of bed, the whole day will be bad. Third, the book never does get good in the end. The kid just keeps on having a terrible day and no one listens to him. I read this one time, and now it's going in the garbage because I don't think any child should be exposed to this.
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ALEXANDER KNEW IT WAS TO BE A TERRIBLE DAY WHEN HE WOKE UP WITH GUM IN HIS HAIR AND IT GOT WORSE......
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Excellent book, brand new condition.