Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (1972 original; edició 1972)

This book follows the story of Alexander, a boy who knew it was going to be a bad day when he woke up with gum in his hair. His day only got worse when his firend deserts him, thers no dessert in his lunch bag, and there were lima beans for dinner, and more! This story teaches students how to deal with a bad day and can be used to teach the order of words. The repetition in the sentences helps with this. ( )

This book is geared towards 2nd to 5th graders.

This book follows a young boy, Alexander, as he experiences what he thinks to be the worst day in the world. This book highlights the emotion of frustration and how everybody has bad days.

I would use this silly book as a way to talk about how we all can have bad days but the importance of making the most of the day that we have or trying again the next day to be better. ( )

I think this book would be good for any level of elementary. This book takes you through different emotions and feeling that someone can have during a terrible, horrible, and bad day. I think this book would be a fun one to look at to talk about different emotions. ( )

This book is a staple for children across the US. This book is great for young students. An early elementary school classroom would benefit greatly from this book because of how descriptive it is. Adjectives and descriptions are a common theme for children's books. ( )

Alexander first gets gum stuck in his hair which is only the start of his terrible day. One thing seems to come right after the other for him and when he looks for sympathy from his family, he gets very little. He wonders if he is the only one that has bad things happen to him. Soon, he realizes that his family has their own struggles that they go through every day. ( )