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Loading... Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Dayby Judith Viorst
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This book is about a boy who from the moment he wakes up has a horrible day and doesn't ever get better. It is cute and funny and puts a twist on things Sweetiesjm | Jun 8, 2009 |   This book has a very simple plot with the theme of how everyone has a bad day. The main character Alexander has a horrible day from beginning to end, getting out of bed, eating breakfast, lunch at school, buying shoes, nothing is going well for Alexander. The author includes the recurring line....horrible no good very bad day. (  )ktibbs | Jun 5, 2009 | A very funny story about the horrible rotten day that Alexander had. Nothing goes right for him from the gum in his hair to his family's reactions. (  )judychadwick | May 30, 2009 | I know this is a lot of people's favorite children's book, but I had never actually read it! I love the crankiness of Alexander's expressions in the illustrations - they convey a wide array of bad moods. I think the illustrations are somewhat hampered by obvious seventies influences though. Frankly, I just felt very bad for Alexander through the whole story...no one was paying attention to his angst and he just had to wallow in the badness and then go to bed. His mom tells him, "Some days are like that." True, but not very comforting ha ha. For realism I give it a 5. As an enjoyable read, I give it a 3. (  )allawishus | May 6, 2009 | Alexander has a terrible day and nothing seems to be going his way. All he can do is hope that tomorrow will be better and know that some days are just like that, even in Australia. beadams | Apr 14, 2009 | 0.016 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0689711735, Paperback)"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. (Ages 5 to 9) (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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