![]() ![]() The other types of images are of only Alexander with no background. Some of the pictures cover the whole spread of two pages. When showing events, Cruz covers the entire page in order to draw the reader into the story. The illustrations increase the ability to envision yourself in Alexander’s day. The message of this story is that even on a day when everything goes wrong, you will go to bed and wake up to a brand new day where everything can go right. ![]() Children reading this book will learn that a bad day does not mean a bad life. No matter what is going on in your day, there are other people experiencing bad days too. Alex’s mother says that there is always going to be days when things do not go right and that is true for everyone, even in Australia. The book even points out this fact at the end. The story acts as a mirror for whoever is reading it. ![]() The idea of having a day where nothing seems to be going right is something that everyone has experienced. This traditional children’s book has remained prevalent across so many years mainly due to the fact that Alexander is such a relatable character for children and really people of all ages. Children today are still familiar with the book and a movie version of the story was released in 2014. This is a traditional children’s book because it was first published in 1972 but is still popular today. ![]() For traditional Thursday, I chose to write about Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day written by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Ray Cruz. ![]()
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