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21 Oct 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+ Tags: bad behavior, family, moods, school, siblings
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst
illustrated by Ray Cruz
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972
28 pp.
Age: 5 +
Interests: school, family, siblings, bad days, bad behaviour, moods
Other ‘Alexander’ books: Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday; Alexander, Who Is Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move
07 Aug 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+ Tags: bad behavior, school, strong girls
by Kevin Henkes
New York: Greenwillow Books, 1996
30 pp.
Age: 5+
Interests: school, accessories, bad behaviour and repentance
13 May 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+ Tags: bad behavior, manners
by John Burmingham
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006
30 pp.
Age: 3 +
Interests: ‘bad behavior’, manners
Also by this author: Mr. Gumpy’s Outing, Borka, Come Away from the Water Shirley , Avocado Baby
10 May 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+ Tags: bad behavior, kindergarten, strong girls
by Beverly Cleary
original illustrator: Louis Darling
Age: 5 and up (good too for older, beginning readers)
Interests: kindergarten, school, siblings
06 May 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+ Tags: bad behavior, cities, New York, strong girls
subtitle: A Book for Precocious Grown Ups
Kay Thompson, author
Hilary Knight, illustrator
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955
65 pp.
Age: 5 and up (read full review: some may find content alarming!)
Interests: New York, hotels, room service, strong girls, bad behavior
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