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

Judith Viorst

Jan 2013 · Recorded Books · Narrated by Cheryl Haas and Johnny Heller

About this audiobook

When Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, he thinks that maybe it's going to be a bad day. When he trips on the skateboard by his bed and drops his sweater in the sink, he knows it's going to be even worse than he thought. His brothers find fabulous prizes in their cereal boxes; he finds cereal. His best friends get fancy desserts in their lunch boxes; Mom forgets dessert. From being scrunched in the car on the way to school all the way to lima beans for supper and kissing on TV (yuck!), the day just keeps getting worse. It's enough to make him want to move to Australia. A popular and prolific author of children's books, Judith Viorst writes so that kids can recognize themselves in her stories. Johnny Heller's sympathetic reading lets the child in everybody identify with Alexander's predicament and his temptation to go somewhere far away.

Ratings and reviews

This was one of my youngest son's favorite books as a child. Sadly, I gave all of their books away and now that he is soon to be a father I will see if I can get this for his son.

well wrote book "alexander and the terrible horrible bad hair day "meh more enjoyable at my age now

It's one of the best books I've ever seen & my kids love it.

About the author

Judith Viorst was born in Newark, New Jersey on February 2, 1931. She graduated from Rutgers University (1952) and the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute (1981). She has written extensively, her works include children's books, collections of poetry, lyrics to musicals, several works of fiction, and a cookbook. She has won a Silver Pencil award (for The Tenth Good Thing About Barney) and an Emmy (for poems used in an Anne Bancroft TV special).