Alexander narrates the story of having a terrible horrible no good very bad day from the moment alexander woke up he noticed the bubble gum that was in his mouth when he fell asleep had now gotten stuck in his hair then when he got out of bed he tripped on his skateboard in the bathroom he accidentally dropped his favorite sweater and it ended up in the sink while the water was on so . I first encountered alexander and the terrible horrible no good very bad day many years ago in library school while i was in the main office trying to fix some mistakes in my registration for the next terms classes my pencil broke the hem of my coat unravelled and i dropped my books mae benne a beloved and much respected figure in childrens literature stepped out of her office and . For 12 year old alexander cooper everyday is a bad day and his family thinks hes being silly because they never have a bad day on the day before his 12th birthday party he learns that another boy is having a party of his own and everyone is going to it and another kid punks him online. Alexander is having a terrible horrible no good very bad day he even wants to move to australia what will he do what is it such a bad day find out in