For 50 years, Alexander's been having terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days
Judith Viorst's best-selling kids' book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day was published 50 years ago. At 91, Viorst reflects on the book's legacy with the real Alexander.
He wakes up with gum in his hair, slips on his skateboard, gets snubbed by his best friend — and it just gets worse. Alexander is still easy to recognize 50 years after he entered the world of children's books.
On June 1, 1972, was first published. Written by Judith Viorst with illustrations by , the best seller has been made into a musical and a Hollywood movie. The book is so.
