Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,..., Judith Viorst
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,..., Judith Viorst
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Author: Judith Viorst

Narrator: Johnny Heller, Cheryl Haas

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/25/2013

Synopsis

When Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, he thinks that maybe it's going to be a bad day. When he trips on the skateboard by his bed and drops his sweater in the sink, he knows it's going to be even worse than he thought. His brothers find fabulous prizes in their cereal boxes; he finds cereal. His best friends get fancy desserts in their lunch boxes; Mom forgets dessert. From being scrunched in the car on the way to school all the way to lima beans for supper and kissing on TV (yuck!), the day just keeps getting worse. It's enough to make him want to move to Australia. A popular and prolific author of children's books, Judith Viorst writes so that kids can recognize themselves in her stories. Johnny Heller's sympathetic reading lets the child in everybody identify with Alexander's predicament and his temptation to go somewhere far away.

About Judith Viorst

Judith Viorst has written many books for children, including the classics Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and its sequels, and If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Stories. She is also the author of the bestseller Necessary Losses and Just in Case. A graduate of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, she has received various awards for her journalism and psychological writings. She lives with her husband, Milton, in Washington D.C.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on July 22, 2017

My son and I adore this book! It is a wonderful story about a kid who is really having a tough time. Maybe he should move to Australia? The artwork is wonderful. This is the PERFECT book for kids who are feeling the blues and need a bit of perspective. Fantastic.......more

Goodreads review by ♥ℂĦℝΪՖƬΪℕÅ on July 12, 2019

2 Bad Day ★'s “It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.” I read this to my little niece the other day, let's just say we weren't very impressed by this book. I get the meaning behind it and it's true sometimes you just have a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Days where one th......more

Goodreads review by Robin on June 02, 2017

Who hasn't had this sort of a day? For Alexander, it starts out bad and just gets worse and worse. A great book to share with a kid who gets frustrated when 'everything seems to go wrong for me!' I love the illustrations in this, the simple situations gone bad, and Alexander's very real reactions to t......more

Goodreads review by Philip on February 18, 2011

I bought this book in 1989. Well, my parents bought it for me. There's a half-peeled-off sticker that says, MY BOOK in red bubble/block lettering with "Philip" scrawled on the name line. I was in first grade. I loved this book as a kid. I read it tonight to my daughters for the first time. I'm pretty......more

Goodreads review by Calista on November 08, 2018

I thought this book was an appropriate book to read. Alexander is having a horrible day. He wakes up out of sorts and the day is one big horror show. I think what I like most about this story is the end. The mother comes in and she doesn't try to make it better or make light of it. She says, some da......more

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