Follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life-a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he's not alone when his brother, sister, mom and dad all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
year: 1987, 1972, 2009, 1989, 1999, 2012, 2014, 2015, 1990, 1978, 1974, 2011, 1991
call number/section: 1000, 920, 20
subjects: alexander (fictitious character : viorst), fiction, day, humorous stories, alexander (fictional character : viorst), humorous fiction, days, audiobooks, juvenile fiction, chinese language materials, video recordings for the hearing impaired, closed caption video recordings, dvd-video discs, video recordings for children, children's films
Editions
Viorst, Judith
Aladdin Paperbacks (1987)
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Schools: 55
Viorst, Judith
Atheneum (1972)
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Schools: 94
Viorst, Judith
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2009)
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Schools: 6
Viorst, Judith
Scholastic (1989)
Alexander goes through a day when everything goes wrong.
Schools: 2
Viorst, Judith
Recorded Books (1999)
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Schools: 0
Viorst, Judith
New Star Press (2012)
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Schools: 2
Disney (2014)
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Schools: 0
Viorst, Judith
Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. (2015)
It follows the exploits of eleven-year-old Alexander as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life, a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him.
Schools: 0
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Schools: 0
Golden Book Video (1990)
Based on Judith Viorst book... Alexander has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day? Everything goes wrong. Delightfully animated and filled with songs.
Schools: 0
Viorst, Judith
Atheneum (1978)
Recounts the events of a day when everything goes wrong for Alexander.
Schools: 0
Viorst, Judith
Atheneum (1974)
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Schools: 0
Viorst, Judith
Atheneum (1974)
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Schools: 0
Arteta, Miguel
Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. (2015)
Follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life-a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he's not alone when his brother, sister, mom and dad all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Schools: 0
Viorst, Judith
Alladdin Paperbacks (2011)
Schools: 0
Viorst, Judith
Schools: 0
Viorst, Judith
Atheneum (1974)
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Schools: 0
Viorst, Judith
AIMS Multimedia (1991)
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Schools: 0
s.n.
Schools: 1
Disney (2014)
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Schools: 1
Viorst, Judith
Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. (2015)
It follows the exploits of eleven-year-old Alexander as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life, a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him.
Schools: 1
Viorst, Judith
Atheneum (1974)
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Schools: 1