Title: Hey, Al
Author: Arthur Yorinks
Illustrator: Richard Egielski
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Year: 1986
Awards/Accolades: Caldecott Medal
Summary:
Al, a janitor, has a dog, Eddie, who gripes to him about how lousy their life is. One morning a giant bird sticks his head in the bathroom and invites them to fly with him to a better life. Al and Eddie gladly go and enjoy days of paradise on an island that floats in the sky. All seems perfect until they notice they are turning into birds. Not wanting to be birds, they fly has hard and fast as they can back to their lousy apartment. But now, their normal life doesn't seem so bad!
Use in Classroom/Library:
Read aloud; talk about "greener grass" syndrome.
Curriculum Connections:
Science: create fanciful animals, birds
This title is in the Saint Joseph School Library.
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