Books like Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
12 books with a reading profile close to Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
-
1
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
by Kevin Henkes
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Lilly, a spirited young mouse, arrives at school eager to showcase her new musical purse, glittery sunglasses, and three shiny quarters.
-
2
Bedtime for Frances
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Frances, a young badger, uses a series of clever stalling tactics to avoid going to sleep.
-
3
A Bad Case of Stripes
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Camilla Cream loves lima beans but refuses to eat them because she wants to fit in with her classmates.
-
4
Fangs
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Elsie is a three-hundred-year-old vampire who has spent centuries searching for a partner who can withstand her nocturnal lifestyle and bloodlust.
-
5
-
6
A Pocket for Corduroy
by Don Freeman
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
In this sequel to the 1968 classic, Corduroy the teddy bear accompanies his owner, Lisa, to a snowy laundromat.
-
7
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Flora Belle Buckman is a cynical ten-year-old girl who finds herself responsible for a squirrel named Ulysses after he is sucked into a high-powered vacuum cleaner.
-
8
-
9
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
by Jeff Kinney
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book functions as an interactive extension of the fictional series, moving past Greg Heffley’s narrative to place the reader in the role of the protagonist.
-
10
The Monster at the End of this Book
by Jon Stone
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Grover, a blue puppet from Sesame Street, becomes panicked when he reads the book’s title and discovers a monster waits on the final page.
-
11
Cat in the Hat Comes Back
by Dr Seuss
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
The story begins with Sally and her brother shoveling a deep snowfall while their mother is away.
-
12
Dad Is Fat
by Jim Gaffigan
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Jim Gaffigan chronicles the chaotic reality of raising five children in a cramped two-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
Get picks matched to your own reading on papr.
Get papr
