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

From the moment that Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair and then trips on his skateboard causing him to drop his sweater in the sink, he realizes it’s going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. After a lousy ride to school, get scolded by his teacher, and not getting a dessert in his lunch, he realizes it’s going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Just when he thought things couldn’t get any worse he caused a ruckus at his dad’s work followed by his least favorite dinner, lima beans. All Alexander wants to do after this day is move to Austrailia. At the end of the day, his mom has a talk with him about how no matter what people have bad days, even in Austrailia.

Viorst, J., & Cruz, R. (1972). Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. New York: Atheneum.

Link to watch movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_dideF5qvk