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Summary: Still makes me laugh
Review: I'm 17 years old and still remember and enjoy reading this book from when I was younger. A friend of mine and I recently got together to go read children's books all day at the local bookstore, and I was delighted when I found "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" sitting on the shelves ready to be read. Alexander is a typical little boy who believes every obstacle in his life is leading to the end of the world. I laughed the whole way through the book, relating to him on several levels. I think the book is wonderfully written for all audiences; while a child may life, an adult may look at Alexander's tale and reminisce about their own childhood when they received plain white sneakers instead of ones with racing stripes.
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Summary: How can you not like Alexander?
Review: My son's name is spelled quite a bit differently than this Alexander but we bought the books for him just the same. I have great memories of this book and couldn't wait to read it to our son. Even though he can't read yet or even really understand the pictures, he loves the faces my husband and I can come up with to illustrate the moods Alexander goes through. It's one that should be in every reader's library, through adulthood.
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Summary: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Review: OK, if ever you have tired of reading the same story to your child(ren), I highly recommend introducing this endearing, fabulous book to your family library. It says it all in language and illustrations, entertaining to both child and adult. The author cleverly sneaks in a very important message for us all: HOW IMPORTANT IS IT (whatever the "isit" is)? I have been praising this author's wit for years. My son is now 33 years old and he still remembers the fun we had reading this jewel. I have just ordered 2 more copies for our family's "next generation"! Gosh, but I hope you all enjoy this wonderfully silly, poignant book!
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Summary: the bad day book
Review: Okay, I must admit, I’m not realy 12, I’m 14, but when I was a kid Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day had to be one of my favorite books to read. I can remember feeling so sad for this poor little kid and all this horrible stuff happening to him and sometimes I could relate to him. But when you finaly get to the end, you are happy for the kid and your self because you now know that no day can be horrible all day long. I deffinately would reccomend this book to kids and every one else who has ever had one of those days like Alexander. I give tis book 5 stars all the way.
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Summary: book
Review: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, was a very good book and the story is not only for kids because some times I still read it because if you are having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, this is the book you will want to read. I think it is sad when Alex falls in the mud puddle and when he drops his sweater in the sink which is turned on. He just has the worst day ever, but finaly at the end his bad day turns out okay and I think kids can really relate to that, any one could relate to that and I think this is a great book.
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Summary: Wowed this Waddler
Review: As a six year old, being able to say 'terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day' was a mouthful. I tried and I tried. Everytime my mom and I would waddle over to the library (at six, I was still pretty much a waddler), I asked her to get it.And she did. We grabbed Sendak, and "Make Way..." and "Mike Mulligan," and a host of other regulars. Read and reread, and the poetry and imagery of these books sank deep inside and made me want to be a writer. It also helped me see I was not alone. Even though gum never littered my hair (that is, except for the time when I was 12 and tried to blow a huge bubble, but I don't to talk about it. It was a bad day.), I still had my share of awkward events, and Alexander and I got along. He understood me. There's a good chance your young one has some tough days too. Buy this today and read it to him. It'll put a smile on his face. I fully recommmed, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horribibble..." Oh! I still can't say it right. Anthony Trendl
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Summary: A kid favorite!!
Review: Kids and grandkids want to hear this one over and over....and chime in at the end of each day's episode. Fun!
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Summary: FIRST AID FOR YOUR BAD DAY!
Review: Alexander is everyman in this hilarious short story written by Judith Viorst. Guaranteed to make anyone laugh but geared for the 4 thru 8 year old age group, you'll immediately identify with the mishaps of Alexander and his day from hell. I gave this book to my daughter when she was small. A new copy went with her when she went away to summer camp for the very first time. Another copy went with her to prep school, and university. Everybody has a bad day once in a while. Life is just like that, and next to -WHO MOVED MY CHEESE, this is a great book to keep for life.
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Summary: Even five-year-olds get the blues
Review: Ever have a day when absolutely nothing went right? Haven't we all? That's probably why so many children fall in love with this book; we've all been there, even the very young ones, so they can relate just like we grownups can. From the first mishap in the early morning when he wakes up with last night's chewed gum stuck in his hair, to the final indignity of being rejected by the cat (who wants to sleep with his brother Anthony, not with him), with umpteen mishaps and misfortunes in between (lima beans for supper? Yuck. Kissing on TV? Double-yuck!), Alexander's day just gets worse and worse. If you had a day like that, wouldn't you want to hop the first jet to Australia? Judith Viorst has an uncanny knack for being able to put herself in a five-year-old's shoes, and her book lets kids know that their feelings are valid and normal. And at the book's end, Alexander -- and the youngsters -- realize that days like that are bound to happen, even in Australia. This is a great read-aloud book; the kids usually end up chanting (or shouting) along with the reader "It was a TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY!!" and Ray Cruz's pen and ink drawings are a delight and add to the fun. I've read this book to several first-graders and each one of them clamored for a repeat. This is one book that belongs on every child's bookshelf and will probably be treasured for years to come.
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Summary: A Timeless Ode to Crabbiness
Review: You know when you wake up with gum in your hair that it's going to be a very bad day. Well, why not get your feelings out and tell it like it is? Even the moodiest and crabbiest of kids will identify with Alexander's travails, and any parent who has had a bad day at the workplace, a car that won't start, and myriad other adult problems will feel right at home. No dessert in the lunchbox? Right up there with being yelled at by the boss. Scrunched in the middle seat? Been there, done that, on many business trips. This book was written in 1972 by popular humorist Judith Viorst, and remains as fresh and witty today as it was then. My kids still sometimes say they've had a terrible horrible, no good, very bad day, harkening back to this timeless classic.
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