Alexander, who used to be rich last Sunday

Judith Viorst

Book - 1978

Although Alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar.

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Subjects
Genres
Picture books
Published
New York : Atheneum 1978.
Language
English
Main Author
Judith Viorst (-)
Other Authors
Ray Cruz (illustrator)
Physical Description
[32] p. : ill. ; 20 x 26 cm
ISBN
9780689306020
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Puncutated by brotherly insults and parental admonitions, the cent-by-cent chronicle of the loss of a fortune--as told by Alexander, who used to be rich last Sunday but bit by bit blew his dollar (a gift from visiting grandparents) on such trifles as bubble gum, bets, and an hour's rental of his friend's pet snake. As in Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day (1972), Cruz makes Alexander suitably rumpled and disgruntled, and overall his easy, contemporary style is a perfect match for Viorst's mildly wry domestic humor. But for our money the whole monologue is overextended as a book. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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