Alexander, Que de Ninguna Manera-ALe Oyen?-!Lo Dice En Sire!-Se Va A Mudar : (Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It) Going To Move)

This is a story about a boy whose name is Alexander. Alexander's parents tell him that they are moving thousands of miles away and Alexander tells them that he is not going. He says that there is no way that he can leave his best friend and his baby sitter. He says that he would rather stay in a

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tree house or a cave than move away with his parents. At the end of the story Alexander decides that he will move with his parents but he says that he will never ever move again. This is an appropriate story for intermediate readers.

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Fans of Alexander's No Good, Very Bad etc. will enjoy this second story about Alexander. For parents preparing their children for a move, this might or might not be the best way to have a discussion about the impending change, but it does deal with issues of having new friends, schools, and home.

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All in all, it's a very enjoyable book.

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Channeling her youngest son Alexander for the third time around, Judith Viorst has another go-round

Alexander has to move and leave all of his friends. Throughout the story he has to tell everyone goodbye and he doesn't want to go. Many children have to experience change whether they have moved, have to move, or have lost loved ones.

At one point or another, most families move from one house to another or one town or another. Alexander's family is doing both. Needless to say, Alexander is not too happy about it. He doesn't want to leave all the things, people, and places that he already knows. But, over time, he realizes that a

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new town and a new home could become familiar over time and that he could love this new place, too. But... once he moves, he's never moving again (so he says!).

This book is great for read-alouds in upper first grade and as indivdual or group reading for second or third. The words are easily recognizable, but there is a bit more text in this book than in books geared for beginning readers. Once again, Judith Viorst provides a book from a true child's perspective - one of fear, anger, frustration, stress, and then also of acceptance, maturity, and willingness to change.

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The book begins by Alexander listing all the things he is not going to move. Then he says he's not moving himself and tries to move in with the neighbors. Alexander remembers many of the special events in his childhood. He finally moves but hopes that he will never have to move again. An

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interesting website for teachers and students is kennedy-center.org/programs/family/alexander/author.html. It contains questions and answers written interview about the history behind the book.

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Alexander's family has to move. His father has taken another job (thousands of miles away), so the family has to move to where the new job is. Alexander is having a horible time with this. His mom, dad, and brothers are all packing for the move. Everyone is excited, but not Alexander. There is no

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one his age who lives near his new house (thousands of miles away). He will have to leave his best friend. Maybe Alexander can live with the Baldwins next door, or the Rooneys who have six girls and no boys, the Oberdorfers, or by himself in the tree house. Alexander even thought of hiding so that he does not have to move. But in the end, Alexander starts packing for the move.

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Alexander and his family are moving but Alexander really doesn't want to. He has a great babysitter, a best friend, and lives next door to a cute dog. He sees no reason to move. Eventually his family convinces him that the move wont be to bad, but he'll never move again!

"Alexander, Who's Not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) Going to Move" is an excellent book for children who may be going through that difficult transition when moving to a new home and/or school. Author Judith Worst captures the common feelings children go through and makes Alexander's character easy

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to relate to.

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Alexander's family is moving 1000 miles aways because his dad got a new job. Everyone but him is okay about the move. Alexander is afriad that he will miss his teacher, babysitter, and his best friend; and also that he will not be able to replace them.

I liked this book, it brought back memories of

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the first time I moved. I was so scared of changing schools and not being able to see my friend that I had since kindergarten. But in the end everything worked out, I made tons of new friends and I still have my best friend since kindergarten. (Margaret Buckley who sits next to me)

The students will be moving today. We will make a move within the class. Each student will move his/her desk to a different group. The teacher will also move her desk to a different spot in the room. We will also talk about good reasons that our parents deside to move us.

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This book is a cute story about a kid who deosn't want to move. This book would be good for students who are moving or are new students to assure them that everything will be ok.

This is about a boy who's family is moving but he does not want to. By the end of the book he has said good bye to everyone and everything and he feels better about moving.

This is a funny book about a boy who is being forced to move from him home and school by his parents. He refuses to move throughout the whole book, but still says bye to his favorite places and people. Great for relating to students who may have had to move schools before.

This is a very funny book about a boy named Alexander who has to move away with his family, but insists that he is not going to move. Alexander comes up with many reasons of why he has to stay, such as his friends and his treehouse. After Alexander's parents convince him that everything will be

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fine, he feels better about moving.

This is a wonderful book for kids who are afraid of moving and leaving everything they love.

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This is a very funny book about a boy named Alexander who has to move away with his family, but insists that he is not going to move. Alexander comes up with many reasons of why he has to stay, such as his friends and his treehouse. After Alexander's parents convince him that everything will be

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fine, he feels better about moving. This is a good book for children who are scared of moving away from home, and leaving everything that they loved in their old house.

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This book is about a little boy named Alexander who is moving to a new home and doesnt want to move.

Interesting book about a boy who doesn't want to pack up and move with his family. So throughout the book he talks about why he is not willing to move and in the end he decides maybe it's not such a bad idea to move to a new city. Very cute and funny book for children of all ages.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I would read this book to first or second graders. Alexander's family is moving away because his dad got a new job. Alexander pitches a fit and does not want to move at all. He told his family and all his friends that he was not going to move. He came up with

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ideas to stay at home, but nothing helped. On moving Alexander was very sad. He kept telling everyone, "Do you hear me, I mean it, I am not going to move!" He mom told him to go around and visit his favorite places before he moved and that would make him feel better, but nothing, made him feel better. Everyone was packing, even Alexander too. He told his family that this was it he would never move again. I think this book is very good. This book will help students who have to move away with their families. This book would be a great addition to any teacher's library.

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Summary:

Alexander is refusing to move with his family. He points out that there are boys, his brother's ages, in the same neighborhood but no one his own age. So he is NOT going to move. He believes that in moving to a new place, he will never have as good of friends as he does now. He considers

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going to live with different people, in order to NOT move. His dad suggests he go and see his favorite places for one last time. In doing this, Alexander goes through the memories he has of the town he lives in. His mother then suggests that he go say goodbye to everyone. He agrees to say goodbye, but is NOT moving. Alexander is so set on not moving, that he considers barricading his door, so the movers can get to his furniture. He also thinks about locking up his bike and throwing away the key, so his dad can't pack it. He also thinks about hiding, so he WON"T have to move. His parents tell him that it might take awhile, but eventually things will become normal at his new house. They tell him that he will play soccer, and have another best friend, and that he would be able to call his friends long distance. Eventually, Alexander decides to move with his parents....THIS time, but never again.

Personal Response:

Given that my husband and I have moved our boys two times in the past4 years, I can completely understand how Alexander feels. With our last move, our oldest son was adamant that he was NOT going to move schools. As with Alexander, he did move and loves his high school.

Classroom Extensions:

I would definitely use this when a student either moves away from the school I teach in, or moves into the school. Both situations are difficult and hopefully the book will help ease the transition.

Along with this book, when a new student comes into my class, this could be a great chance to help the new student with a classroom buddy.

In researching this book, I found that there is a play available. I think that incorporating a play would be an exciting change of events. I would definitely do this.

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I like this book because the point of view is first person. Alexander refuses to move to a new place because his dad got a new job. He describes his experiences and solutions that he was coming up with so he did not have to move. For example, “I maybe could stay here and live with the Baldwins.

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They’ve got a dog. I always wanted a dog.” I think the point of view makes it more relatable for the reader, especially if the reader is a student that is about to move or whom has moved before. The student can reflect on how they are feeling or on their previous experiences. I think the central message of the book is to demonstrate that change is okay. It may be scary to move or start something new, but in the end, you will meet people and create good memories. I think this book can be very effective in the classroom. As said before, I think it can be relatable to students in the classroom. I think it could also be used or read if new students enter the classroom in the middle of the year. Students can brainstorm about how they can make the transition easier for their new classmates. Overall, I think it was a great book that can be relatable to multiple students.

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For some reason I just love black and white illustrations, which definitely enhanced my engagement throughout the story. This is a realistic fiction picture book for students from 1st to 2nd grade. I liked this book in the beginning, but expected more in the end. This story is about a boy whose

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family is moving far away, and he does not want to move away from his friends. I thought this would be a great book for students that have to experience moving away from their homes, and reading about how a character is also unhappy about moving. However, I thought it was good for the character to be sad about moving because that’s natural for a child to feel, but at the end of the story, instead of coming to a resolution, the character remained unhappy. This is a difficult experience for a child, and this was not a positive outlook on moving away. I think it would be better if the character was unhappy about moving in the beginning, but then finds good things about his new home at the end of this move. This book didn’t seem complete, and I don’t think I would recommend this book for a child. The central message of this story is about a boy who is afraid to move away from his friends.

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Another great Alexander book. The message doesn't hit home as much with everyone but it still is quite amusing.

I loved the other Alexander stories, and could not wait for this one to arrive. Whilst it is not quite (just a smudge) as good as the other's, it is still a great story. As a psychologist working with children, books about issues that children struggle to deal with make opening up discussions easy.

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Thank you once again - and please don't stop here we all love Alexander.

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Alexander was having a hard time trying to get the idea about moving away from his home and friends.
Age group: 4-6 years old.
Source: Pierce County Library