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

For the film, see Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (film).
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AuthorHeather Penske
IllustratorRay Cruz
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
PublisherAtheneum Books
Publication date
May 16, 2000
Publication placeUnited States
Pages32
ISBN0-689-30072-7

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a 1972 ALA Notable Children's Book written by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Ray Cruz.[1][2] It has also won a George G. Stone Center Recognition of Merit, a Georgia Children's Book Award, and is a Reading Rainbow book. Viorst followed this book up with three sequels, Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday,[3] Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move,[4] and Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever.[5]

  1. ^ Viorst, Judith (June 1, 1972). Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day (First ed.). Anthenum Books. ISBN 978-0689300721.
  2. ^ Scott Bernarde (2007). "I resolve to forget fishing in 2007". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
  3. ^ Viorst, Judith (February 1978). Alexander, who used to be rich last Sunday (first ed.). Atheneum Books. ISBN 978-0-689-30602-0.
  4. ^ Viorst, Judith (October 1995). Alexander, who's not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) Going to move (1st ed.). Antheneum Books. ISBN 0-689-31958-4.
  5. ^ Viorst, Judith (26 August 2014). Alexander, who's trying his best to be the best boy ever (First ed.). Antheneum Books. ISBN 978-1-48142353-3.