Book Descriptions
for Hey, Al! by Arthur Yorinks and Richard Egielski
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Al and his faithful dog, Eddie, leave their mundane lives behind for a taste of Paradise and find there is a price to pay. Excellent use of color and shading shows the contrasts between Al's dreary one-room apartment and a fantastic paradise populated by exotic birds. (Ages 4-7)
CCBC Choices 1986. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1986. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
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 each others 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.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.