EZRA FELDMAN, ALMOST TEN, LIKES BASEBALL more than anything else in the world. But his father cannot understand why his son would rather rot his brains watching men swinging big wooden sticks than read a book or play chess. Can an unwanted car trip, a grumpy old professor, and a surprising chess victory help father and son find a little common ground -- and convince Ezra's dad that cheering for the national pastime isn't completely off base?

He could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He went to sleep with gum in his mouth and woke up with gum in his hair. When he got out of bed, he tripped over his skateboard and by mistake dropped his sweater in the sink while the water was running. He could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Nothing at all was right. Everything went wrong, right down to lima beans for supper and kissing on TV.
What do you do on a day like that? Well, you may think about going to...

Anthony has two dollars and three quarters and one dime and seven nickels and eighteen pennies. Nicholas has one dollar and two quarters and five dimes and five nickels and thirteen pennies.
Alexander has...bus tokens.
And even when he's rich, pretty soon all he has is bus tokens.
He was rich. Last Sunday.
Grandma Betty and Grandpa Louie came and gave Anthony and Nicholas and Alexander each a dollar. Alexander was saving his. Maybe for a walkie-talkie.
And then there was bubble gum, some bets with Anthony and Nicholas (that Alexander lost), a snake rental, a garage sale,...

El domingo pasado, los abuelitos de Alexander le dieron un dolar. Era rico Habia tantas cosas que podi hacer con todo ese dinero
Podi comprarse todos los chicles que deseaba, o quiza un radiotrsmisor, si ahorrara suficiente dinero. Pero, de alguna manera, el dinero empezo a desaparecer...
Esta edicio en espanol de uno de los libros mas populares de Jusith Viorst encantara a los lectores de todas las edades.

He could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. He went to sleep with gum in his mouth and woke up with gum in his hair. When he got out of bed, he tripped over his skateboard and by mistake dropped his sweater in the sink while the water was running. He could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Nothing at all was right. Everything went wrong, right down to lima beans for supper and kissing on TV.
What do you do on a day like that? Well, you may think about going to...

The perennially popular tale of Alexander's worst day is now a board book that belongs on every child's bookshelf.

Alexander is not having a great day. He has to endure gum in his hair, sitting in the middle of the backseat, third-best-friend status, no dessert at lunch, lima beans, railroad pajamas, and kissing on TV--all in one day Maybe he'll just move to Australia.

This funny and endearing story has delighted readers for more than forty years, and now it's available as Classic Board Book with artwork that showcases Alexander--and only Alexander--in full color, underscoring the...

The beloved and perennially popular tale of Alexander's worst day is now available in a lap-friendly, oversize board book edition.

Alexander is not having a great day. He has to endure gum in his hair, sitting in the middle of the backseat, third-best-friend status, no dessert at lunch, lima beans, railroad pajamas, and kissing on TV--all in one day Maybe he'll just move to Australia.

Now available as an oversize board book edition--the perfect size for a lap--this funny and endearing story that has delighted readers for more than forty years includes artwork that showcases Alexander...