This video adaptation of Judith Viorst's classic children's book illustrates how young children experience and cope with having a 'terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day' through a series of frustrating events, ultimately learning that such difficult days are a normal part of life and will eventually pass.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - Judith Viorst Illustrated by Ray Cruz
Added:[Music] welcome to the enchanted story booat today we will be reading Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day written by Judith Bor and illustrated by Ray Cruz I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible horrible no good very bad day at breakfast Anthony found a Corvette Stingray car kit in his breakfast cereal box and Nick found a junior undercover agent Cod ring in his breakfast cereal box but in my breakfast cereal box all I found was breakfast cereal I think I'll move to Australia in the car poool Mrs Gibson let Becky have a seat by the window Audrey and Elliot got seats by the window too I said I was being scrunched I said I was being smushed I said if I don't get a seat by the window I am going to be car sick no one even answered I could tell it was going to be a terrible horrible no good very bad day at school Mrs Dickens liked Paul's picture of the sailboat better than my picture of the invisible castle at singing time she said I sang too loud at counting time she said I left out 16 who needs 16 I could tell it was going to be a terrible horrible no good very bad day I could tell because Paul said I wasn't his best friend anymore he said that Philip Parker was his best friend and that Albert moo was his next best friend and that I was only his third best friend I hope you sit on attack I said to Paul I hope the next time you get a double-decker strawberry ice ice cream cone the ice cream part falls off the cone part it lands in Australia there were two cupcakes in Philip Parker's lunch bag and Albert got a Hershey bar with almonds and Paul's mother gave him a piece of jelly roll that had little coconut sprinkles on the top guess whose mother forgot to put in dessert it was a terrible horrible no good very bad day that's what it was because after school my mom took us all to the dentist and Dr Fields found a cavity just in me come back next week and I'll fix it said Dr Fields next week I said I'm going to Australia on the way downstairs the elevator door closed on my foot and while we were waiting for my mom to go get the car Anthony made me fall where it was muddy and then when I started crying because of the mud Nick said I was a crybaby and while I was punching Nick for saying crybaby my mom came back with the car and scolded me for being muddy and fighting I am having a terrible horrible no good very bad day I told everybody no no one even answered so then we went to the shoe store to buy some sneakers Anthony chose white ones with blue stripes Nick chose red ones with white stripes I chose blue ones with red stripes but then the shoem man said we're all sold out they made me buy plain old white ones but they can't make me wear them when we picked up my dad at is office he said I couldn't play with his copying machine but I forgot he also set to watch out for the books on his desk and I was careful as could be except for my elbow he also said don't fool around with his phone but I think I called Australia H my dad said please don't pick him up anymore it was a terrible horrible no good video Very Bad [Music] Day there were lima beans for dinner and I hate lias there was kissing on TV and I hate kissing my bath was too hot I got soap in my eyes my marble went down the drain and I had to wear my Railroad train pajamas I hate my Railroad train pajamas when I went to bed Nick took back the pillow he said I could keep and the Mickey Mouse NightLight burned out and I bit my tongue the cat wants to sleep with Anthony not with me it has been a terrible horrible no good very bad day my mom says some days are like that even in austral Australia the end thanks for reading with me today until next time be well stay positive and B voage
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