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

Customer Reviews

Great for toddler boys

2008-04-25
My 3 1/2 year old loved this book. I read it to him one time and he memorized every word and recited it to his classmates and teachers at preschool the next day. We read it every night for the first week he had it.

Alexander!

2008-04-16
I absolutely love this book. Its a great way to laugh your bad days away. I love reading it to my children and they thoroughly enjoy it.

Childhood Book

2008-03-28
I remember this book from when I was a kid. Now I read it to my daughter every night and she just absolutely loves it! I would reccommend this book to ALL families, even those without kids!

Even in Australia!

2008-03-27
This book is excellent for children and adults as well. We all have bad days and this book will lighten your spirits.

Oh no a horrible day!

2008-02-28
This book is about a littly boy named Alexander who knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with gum in this hair. And then his day got worse and work.

Parents will find this book is really helpful if you need a book to read to a discouraged child. It shows them that there will be both bad and good days in life.

Great Book for Someone Who Loves To Read To Kids

2008-02-28
The story is about Alexander and his very bad day. Read about his best friend that deserted him, and no dessert in his lunch bag and lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV. Paperback.

love it!

2008-02-16
I grew up reading this book, and was so excited when I found it on here! I love to read it to my daughter when either or us is having a bad day.

Lighten up! Didn't you ever have one of those days?

2008-02-02
A friend gave this to me in college after I had my own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. We all got a big kick out of it, and could relate to it easily as young adults all the way back to our own childhoods.

I read a few reviews here that said this book was negative and teaches our children to complain... oh my! If a book like this warps a child that much, I'd say the parents have bigger things to worry about and maybe they need a vacation (to Australia)!

It's light-hearted and funny, enjoyable by all ages.

A not so terrible, horrible, no too bad, book

2008-01-29
I like this book. I have had a copy in my collection for quite some time. Everyone one has bad days, teach your children that they can determine whether or not they are going to have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. It is their choice.
I also recommend books by Beau Beaudoin. His picture books have topped my children's favorite books list. The Url King and Boetry

Some Days Are Just Like That

2008-01-28
Of all of the classics I've read through high school and college, this is still my "All Time Favorite". I read it as a child, as a baby-sitter, and now as a mom. The children love the humor and the refrain and I love the reminder that "some days are just like that, even in Australia". This book is well-written and delivers an important message to children (and adults) - bad days happen to everyone once in a while.

...and, although it's subtle, this story is written with a great rhythm for reading aloud.