The Bad Beginning is about the three Baudelaire children named Violet, the eldest, Klaus, the middle child, and Sunny, the Baudelaire children are very bright baby.The children. Their family is very rich, But They Are Not Spoiled. They are very nice people. Unfortunately, Their parents that, and ever since That Day, theyhave had a very unfortunate time. After Their parents died, the Baudelaire children, now orphans, moved in to live with Their relative Count Olaf, who They never met before. Count Olaf is a scary one ... This is a book full of sad and unfortunate events but Lemony Snicket is able to make it humorous, by his writing style. It is a strange book, but is really funny and witty, as odd as did Might Be for a book about sad things.