整天倒楣事不斷的亞歷山大，該如何逆轉他的衰運？從口香糖粘到頭髮開始，他就有預感會一路不幸下去：最好的朋友拋棄了他、午餐盒裡沒有附甜點，晚餐出現了討厭的扁豆，更煩的是電視上在播接吻畫面！這些討厭的事全部都在一天內發生，真是倒楣到家、衰神上門了！讓他不得不認真考慮是否要搬到澳洲去避難一下，他能做些什麼來轉換這些不愉快？

　　Judith Viorst這本充滿幽默又富現實感的故事，充分表現孩子在面對一連串不順利時的心理變化，讓讀者以輕鬆的方式看待、理解他的心境，對照在自己遇到不順利的一天時，能夠學會幽默面對。【文∕博客來外文館】
The perennially popular tale of Alexander's worst day is a storybook that belongs on every child's bookshelf.
Alexander knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with gum in this hair. And it got worse... His best friend deserted him. There was no dessert in his lunch bag. And, on top of all that, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV This handsome new edition of Judith Viorst's classic picture book is sure to charm readers of all ages.

Judith Viorst says that she has been writing always -- "or at least since I was seven or eight, when I composed an ode to my dead parents, both of whom were alive and well and, when they read my poem, extremely annoyed." She has written many books for children, including the acclaimed Alexander and the Terrible Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, If I Were in Charge of the World...and Other Worries, and I'll Fix Anthony as well as several books of poetry and prose for adults. She is also a contributing editor to Redbook magazine. Mrs. Viorst lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Milton, a political writer. They have three sons -- Anthony, Nicholas, and Alexander.