@article{113982, author = {Yorinks, Arthur. and Egielski, Richard,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/113982}, title = {Hey, Al /}, publisher = {Farrar, Straus and Giroux,}, abstract = {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. 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? Their 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.}, recid = {113982}, pages = {1 v. (unpaged) :}, address = {New York :}, year = {1986}, }