And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, Alexander has a day when everything goes wrong. He gets gum in his hair, trips on a skateboard, gets scrunched in the car, is deserted by his friends, goes to the dentist and falls in the mud. At home he is scolded by his mom, gets in trouble with his dad, has lima beans for dinner, gets soap in his eye and is left alone by the cat.
Bad days make it hard to be patient and loving.
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