Judith Viorst - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day: A Musical

Pros: Fun story, long run on sentences, children can identify with Alexander
Cons: Long run on sentences? Too long a name for an Epinions review title.

I've had some bad days in my life, but I must admit they were nothing compared to poor Alexander. In Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day a young boy endures much more in one day than anyone should have to put up with in a...

Pros: Delightful story o a young boy whose day has been sabotaged by distasteful experiences.
Cons: Verbal and physical violence, poor writing, no parent/child resolution.

BUT I HATE THAT! Throughout my years in elementary education, I was prone to Alexander Syndrome. I shall explain this dread illness in greater detail momentarily. Suffice it to say, however, that I was inordinately vocal when something caused me ...

Pros: A wonderful story everyone can relate to
Cons: None

Some books written for children touch us more than others, even to the point where we remember them years later as adults. Not necessarily classics, these stories helped us to understand ourselves, make us laugh, make us cry, or help us to fall asleep. ...

Pros: We've all had bad days, and can relate to Alexander
Cons: There is one page I could do without, but I'm nitpicking.

For the Discover the Joy of a Book write-off, you needed to find a book you've never read before and review it.

I chose to review the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. I recently...

Pros: Fun title character any kid could identify with; clever, catchy text.
Cons: Illustrations may seem a bit dated.

“I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there’s gum in my hair…”

Thus begins Judith Viorst’s classic children’s tale of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

Ms. Viorst is one of my...

Pros: Charmingly Honest Guide to Bad Days
Cons: None

This review is part of the extensive Children's Book Write-Off, a wonderful celebration of those childhood favorites which helped shape us, for better and for worse. I'm joined in this endeavor by the numerous and illustrious list as follows: forkids,...

Pros: great book, children can really identify with the issues
Cons: none

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a children’s book written by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Ray Cruz. It was published in 1972 and has remained a popular children’s book all these years since it talks about a subject all ...

Pros: This little guy is cute and teaches kids that there are bad days.
Cons: Everything is negative, but in a cute way.

I recently picked up a copy of the book, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" and started reading it as a bedtime story. I didn't know what to expect from this book but I must say that I am truly delighted by it.

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Pros: the perfect pill for THOSE days, teaches kids (and adults) that bad days happen but there's always tomorrow
Cons: requires adults to admit that they also have bad days sometimes

I probably should not have even gotten out of bed this morning. It was one of those days. You must know what I am talking about. It was a day where:

+ A freezing rainstorm greeted me when I left for the gym.
+ Because of the rain, I got...

Pros: observing 1970s style, relating to a boy with a bad day, style
Cons: we don't know what happened when Alexander woke up the next day

Alexander is having a bad day. Now before you think that run in your nylons or the coffee stain on your tie is a bad thing, consider what it would be like to wake up with gum in your hair and have to sit smack dab in the middle of the back seat of the...

Pros: hilarious, compelling, helps children not feel alienated in their grumpiness
Cons: use of the word "hate"

All children have the tendency to get grumpy, frumpy and otherwise bothered. They sometimes feel (as we all might) that the world is unfair, that they are moving against the current or swimming upstream in a flowing river.

It...

Pros: Delightful story, great illustrations
Cons: none

Judith Viorst's tale of Alexander's downward spiral of a day is a wonderful lesson to children that things can and do go wrong. Not preachy, and not even laden with options or better choices Alexander might have made, it simply allows the truth to pour...

Pros: funny, true-to-life story; great pictures
Cons: -

Alexander is not having the best of days.

In this engaging book by Judith Voirst, Alexander knows from the moment he wakes up that he is going to have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. How does he know this? He knows this because he...

Pros: Wonderful pictures to go with this terrific story.
Cons: Best enjoyed read aloud

Judith Viorst brings back Alexander, hero of "Alexander who Used to be Rich Last Sunday," in a title just recently re-released--"Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." When Alexander wakes up with gum in his...

Pros: shows that bad days happen to everyone sometimes
Cons: it's a shame they do!

Have you ever woken up and just known that everything was going to go wrong that day? We've all felt that at one time or another, and Alexander's outrageous exploits are here to assure kids that they are not the only ones who have "terrible,...