


Eye Scream: Alexander gets soap in his eyes in the bath.It starts with Alexander realising today will be a bad day, but only because of gum in his hair. Calling Your Nausea: While he never throws up, Alexander at one point claims he'll be carsick if he doesn't have a window seat.Butt-Monkey: Things go wrong for Alexander all day.The Animated Adaptation adds a slight ray of hope at the last moment, as Alexander finally finds his missing yo-yo, and as his mother gives him a warm goodnight kiss despite having been scolding him all day. but at least at the end, the day is over. Alexander's day never gets any better, and he has to accept that moving to Australia won't solve his problems, since bad days happen even there. Anthony trips Alexander up, while Nick calls him a crybaby. Big Brother Bully: Alexander's older brothers, Anthony and Nick.Agony of the Feet: At one point, an elevator door closes on Alexander's foot.Affection-Hating Kid: Alexander hates the kissing on TV.The book has been adapted into an animated television special for HBO Storybook Musicals in 1990, two live-action short films, and an Adaptation Expansion live-action film. The whole day, nothing seems to go right for Alexander. It starts when he wakes up with gum in his hair, and it just gets worse. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a 1972 children's book written by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Ray Cruz.Īlexander is having a terrible day.
