The songs aren’t exactly Book of Mormon caliber, the animation quality is sub- Rugrats… it’s very much an artifact of the 1990s.įinally, here’s a brief look at the LIVE musical production of Alexander that Judith Viorst teamed with the Kennedy Center to produce in 1998. This video is the first of three parts of this “musical” – yes, musical – version of Alexander’s very bad day. Next is a cartoon adaptation of Alexander that aired on HBO in 1990. (I always think it’s great to hear an author read their own work.) The first video I want to share is probably my favorite – it’s Judith Viorst reading Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on the Barnes & Noble website. For the love of humanity, FIGHT that urge.) So, since Alexander is such a relatable tale, it’s not surprising that there have been several multimedia adaptations of the book over the years.
(Right now, your brain is trying to get you to start unconsciously humming Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day”. A great story.As I mentioned in my review, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a universally appealing story for the simple reason that everyone in the world has had the experience of having a really, really bad day. About a boy who just has a bad day, something any kid can relate to. "Not so much for preschool because it's a more formulated story and it's in black and white, but my 5 yr old loves it. If you watched the movie and haven't read this book, I fear you're done yourself a great injustice. I'm dimly aware they made a movie based on the book, though I have no idea why. I loved this one as a kid, and I love it all the more as a grown-up reading it to my boys.
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And, on top of all that, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV! Alexander knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with gum in this hair.
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