Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

by Judith Viorst

Book Overview

Alexander grapples with money management in this beloved picture book from Judith Viorst, author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar--and he was rich. There were so many things that he could do with all of that money!

He could buy as much gum as he wanted, or even a walkie-talkie, if he saved enough. But somehow the money began to disappear.....

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689711999
• ISBN13: 9780689711992
• Release Date: August 1987
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.5" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Awesome!

This book is way better than alexeander and the horrible no good day and the other alexeander books. i like the storyline better. buy it and you'll be glad.

Wonderful for being able to laugh at yourself

I always loved Alexander and the Horrible Day. This book was just as good at pointing out human foibles in the body of a small child. Here Alexander is given an allowance, and somehow, it slips through his fingers by the following weekend. We can all relate, and I loved the book.

A Math Book?

I brought this book into a sixth grade class that was having trouble with decimals. I used it to help them make the connection between decimals and their lives. They listened with rapt attention, and then worked enthusiastically the rest of the period writing their own word problems with money. By the next day everyone got decimals. Judith Viorst is a muse! You can find everything in her works, from school and work to life and love. This book gave me (math phobic) a way to teach a math lesson from a Language Arts perspective that helped the students learn!

Great book.

I really enjoyed this book. It is the story that I believe every child goes through.