Alicia Has a Bad Day - Softcover

Clough, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618260110 ISBN 13: 9780618260119

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2002

Synopsis

“The zany illustrations suit the amusingly outraged tone of the text. Funny and original.” —Kirkus Reviews

Bad days—we all have them. But what do we do about them?

Meet Alicia and her trusty friend, Neptune. Alicia is usually a cheerful child who likes to dance very fast and stand on her head. What will she do when she wakes one morning feeling miserable? At first, none of Alicia’s clever and quirky remedies, such as moping in her favorite chair and writing in her notebook, seems to cure her gloom. Then in a place least expected, a delightful surprise awaits, and Alicia makes a joyous discovery.

Lisa Jahn-Clough has created a unique character with a spunky spirit all her own. Alicia will charm her way into the hearts of readers young and old on any day.

About this title

About the Author:

Lisa Jahn-Clough has written and illustrated a number of books for young children, including Alicia Has a Bad Day; My Friend and I; Missing Molly; Simon and Molly Plus Hester; On the Hill; and Country Girl, City Girl. She has taught at Maine College of Art and the Vermont College Writing for Children and Young Adults program. 
 

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1-Alicia awakens to a very bad day and nothing she tries, such as playing loud music and dancing, stamping on ant hills, or moping, seems to help. Finally, she goes outside and is caught in a rain storm, whereupon she comes home and crawls under her bed, which is "the darkest, dreariest place I know." It is there that her dog finds her and licks her face, making her feel better. The theme is an admirable one, but the execution isn't quite successful. The bright cartoon illustrations are childlike, but Alicia's activities and gloom lack the appeal of the situations and emotions that Alexander experienced in Judith Viorst's Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Atheneum, 1972). Children may not understand the "faces on the ceiling" or the illustration of the little girl in a dark cave talking about it being "dark and dreary in my heart." The book just doesn't quite catch the spirit of a child's bad day.
Margaret C. Howell, West Springfield Elementary School, VA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0618260110
• ISBN 13: 9780618260119
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32