Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz

ONE LINE SUMMARY: Alexander has a bad day.

I have no idea why I bought this book. Usually I don’t buy picture books unless I’ve already read and enjoyed them. I picked this one up recently, thinking it might cheer me up after my own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, but boy, this is a depressing story.

The summary of the story in the inner flap of the book is actually far more interesting than the actual story. Alexander has a bad day. And then he goes to sleep. Ho hum. I don’t know why this is so popular, but I never really enjoyed picture books as a child, and as an adult, I only like funny ones.

Posted by: ssjane | June 17, 2005 | 9:07 pm
Posted in: Books | Children/Young Adult