Module 1 Picture Books - ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY - Written by Judith Viorst & Illustrated by Ray Cruz
Review of Judith Viorst’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day *This review was written for a course through Sam Houston State University. 1. BIBLIOGRAPHY Viorst , Judith. (1972). Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Ill. By Ray Cruz. Atheneum. ISBN: 0689711735 2. PLOT SUMMARY In this story, Viorst introduces a boy named Alexander who is having a bad day beginning with finding gum in his hair. His day progresses with the continuous mishaps and problems that every child and adult seems to inevitably deal with at some point in life. The difference for Alexander is he must deal with each problem back-to-back and all in one day! With each struggle, Alexander soon says that he should move to Australia, where life would certainly be better. At the end of the day, his mother comes to reassure him after his bad day , that sometimes, “days are just like that .” A s the story ends, the message for the r...