Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Summary: Alexander is not having a good day. First, he woke up with gum in his hair, tripped on his skateboard, and dropped his sweater in the sink. Second, there was not even a toy in his cereal box, even though both his brothers got one. Alexander wanted to move to Australia. Third, no one would listen to him when he said he would get car sick on the carpool ride to school. Fourth, his teacher did not like his picture of an invisible castle, he sang too loud in music, and he forgot the number sixteen. Fifth, Paul said that Alexander was not his best friend anymore, but his third best friend. Sixth, his mom forgot to pack a dessert in his lunch. Seventh, Alexander went to the Dentist, where he was the only one with a cavity. He would have to come back next week, but next week Alexander will be in Australia. Eighth, an elevator closed on his foot and his brother called him a crybaby after they made him fall in mud. Ninth, while he was getting back at his brother for calling him a crybaby, his mom came and he got in trouble for it. Tenth, they did not have the shoes he wanted at the store so they had to get him boring ones. Eleventh, he made a mess in his Dad’s office even though he was told not to touch anything. Twelfth, there was lima beans for dinner and kissing on the TV. Thirteenth, his bath was too hot, he got soap in his eyes, his marble fell down the drain, and he had to wear his railroad pajamas. Fourteenth, his brother took a pillow from him, the night light burnt out, he bit his tongue, and his cat did not want to sleep with him. Alexander had a terrible, no good, very bad day.
Review: This book would be a fun one to read aloud to the class. This book teaches younger children through Kinder and Second grader, that everybody has bad days no matter where they live. It’s important that children understand that their peers are experiencing some of the same things they are.
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