Hey, Al / story by Arthur Yorinks ; pictures by Richard Egielski.
1986
CMC AWD FIC Yor Hey 1986 (Mapit)
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Title
Hey, Al / story by Arthur Yorinks ; pictures by Richard Egielski.
Author
Edition
First edition.
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1986]
Copyright
©1986
Language
English
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Call Number
CMC AWD FIC Yor Hey 1986
Summary
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.
Awards
Caldecott Medal, 1987.
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