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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Quotes

10 of the best book quotes from Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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“At school Mrs. Dickens liked Paul’s picture of the sailboat better than my picture of the invisible castle.”
Judith Viorst
author
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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Paul
Alexander
Mrs. Dickins
characters
school
invisible
castles
making pictures
sailboat
concepts
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“I think I’ll move to Australia.”
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“I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there’s gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.”
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“It has been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. My mom says some days are like that. Even in Australia. “
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“At singing time she said I sang too loud. At counting time she said I left out sixteen. Who needs sixteen? I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.”
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“At breakfast Anthony found a Corvette Sting Ray car kit in his breakfast cereal box and Nick found a Junior Undercover Agent code ring in his breakfast cereal box but in my breakfast cereal box all I found was breakfast cereal.”
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“My bath was too hot, I got soap in my eyes, my marble went down the drain, and I had to wear my railroad-train pajamas. I hate my railroad-train pajamas.”
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“That’s what it was, because after school my mom took us all to the dentist and Dr. Fields found a cavity just in me. Come back next week and I’ll fix it, said Dr. Fields. Next week, I said, I’m going to Australia.”
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“When we picked up my dad at his office he said that I couldn’t play with his copying machine, but I forgot. He also said to watch out for the books on his desk, and I was careful as could be except for my elbow. He also said don’t fool around with his phone, but I think I called Australia. My dad said please don’t pick him up anymore. ”
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“I hope you sit on a tack, I said to Paul. I hope the next time you get a double-decker strawberry ice-cream cone the ice cream part falls off the cone part and lands in Australia.”

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