Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks; Illustrated by Richard Egielski
	List Price:   $6.95 Unit Price:   $5.56 You Save:   $1.39 (20%) ISBN-10:   0374429855 ISBN-13:   9780374429850 Publisher:   Macmillan; Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Edition:   illustrated Category:   Picture Books, Beginning Readers Pub. Date:   May 1989 Pages:   32 Format:   Paperback Ages:   4 to 8 Grades:   ps to 3
Subjects
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
Description/Notes
A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well. Copyright ? Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. Al, a janitor, and his faithful dog, Eddie, live in a single room on the West Side. They eat together, they work together, they do everything together. So what's the problem? Thier room is crowded and cramped; their life is an endless struggle. Al and Eddie are practically at eachothers throats when a large and mysterious bird offers them a new life in paradise. After some debate, they decide to accept. Transported to a gorgeous island in the sky, Al and Eddie are soon living a life of ease and luxury. But they come to find that the grass can be a little too green on the other side. After a dramatic, nearly tragic escape from their paradise prison, both man and dog agree: there really is no place like home. Eddie the dog wants to change his life, but when a bird takes him and Al the janitor to a bird-inhabited island, Eddie isn't quite so sure. Caldecott Medal winner, 1987. 'Like Maurice Sendak'sWhere the Wild Things Are, this picture book explores the pleasures and the costs of leaving home. . .Hey, Alis a perfect melding of words and pictures, fantasy and reality, tenderness and humor.' --Judith Viorst,The New York Times Book Review 'Outstanding artwork...The author and artist succeed again, with a book that has something for everyone.' --Starred,Booklist