Fifty years after its publication, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” continues to delight.
––but from there it careens forward, one clause tripping into the next, undisciplined by anything so polite as a comma. “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 . . .
The plot is spare. Alexander goes to school, to the dentist, to his dad’s office, to the sneaker store. At home, he has dinner and a bath. He goes to bed. Throughout, he takes everything that happens to him as evidence of how bad his day is. His brothers Anthony and Nick find prizes in their cereal boxes; he finds nothing but cereal. While carpooling to school, he gets stuck in the middle seat and feels carsick.
Anyone who has spent any time in the world of books for young kids will appreciate how unusual this is, and how refreshing. Most of these books are––for good reason––focussed on the world as a source of delight, wonder, and uplift. When they do address the fact that life is not always delightful, there’s typically some optimistic bright-siding thrown in. Another one of my son’s favorites, Suzanne Lang’s “,” is a perfect example.
Crucially, “Alexander” is a book where multiple interpretations are possible. This, more than anything else, might be what sets it apart from its peers. The closer you look––by, say, reading it to your son again and again, night after night––the more attuned you become to the possibility of a disconnect between Alexander’s day and his retelling of it. Yes, some unpleasant things come his way.
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