Recommended Age: 4+
Format: Hardcover
Alexander woke up, and his day was immediately horrible. He fell asleep with gum in his mouth, which got in his hair, he tripped on a skateboard, dropped his sweater in the sink, and his day just continues to get worse. His mom is the only one of his friend's moms who forgot to pack him dessert in his lunch, his best friend picked someone else as their number one best friend, the shoe store was out of the shoes he wanted, he fell down in mud and got in trouble for it, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV. Finally he had to go to bed in the railroad track pajamas that he did not like. Alexander deals with all of these situations by commenting on what a horrible day it was. A few times he states that he should just move to Australia. The illustrations show everything but Alexander in black and white. You can truly see Alexander getting more and more frustrated as his day gets more and more horrible. This would make a great story time book for preschoolers. Children will find humor in the situations that Alexander sometimes finds himself in.
Author's website: http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Judith-Viorst/707395
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