by Arthur Yorinks, Richard Egielski
Hey, Al is an engaging book about a janitor and a dog who live together but always seem to argue. A large bird offers to take them to an island for a new life, but they soon realize life is not always greener on the other side. As an extension to this book, I would get students to write about a time...
AL, a janitor, and Eddie, his sidekick pup live in a single room apartment on the West Side. They do everything together, but what is the problem? Their apartment is way too small and crowded. A mysterious bird offers them a new life in an island in the sky, but what they come to find out is that so...
Genre: Birds / Better Life / Friends Year Published: 1986 Year Read: 2014 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux After reading many Caldecott Medal award winning books, I stumbled upon this rare gem called “Hey, Al” which won a Caldecott Medal and was written by Arthur Yorinks along wi...
Nice story, but it might be too confusing of an ending. I know I was slightly confused about how it ended and what would happen next. It has wonderful art throughout though.
I saw Hey, Al sitting on the shelf at the library where I work, and I picked it up on impulse for the kids. Would they like it? I didn't know, but I thought there was a good chance that they'd at least enjoy parts of it. They really enjoyed Hey, Al. It was very easy for my nephew to understand, ...
Al the janitor doesn't mind working hard all day, even though he hardly makes enough to pay for a tiny studio and keep food in his and his dog's mouths. But Eddie, the little dog, wishes for space to run around. When a giant toucan pokes his head in the bathroom window one day and offers to take the...
I found the illustrations in this 1987 Caldecott winner very appealing - they reminded me very much of another bizarre picture book that I hold in very high esteem (My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World). But I don't even know where to start with the story....it's not one that I particularly want t...
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