Pub Date: May 1, 1989
Dewey: E
LCCN: 86080955
Lexile Code: 0520
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.15" H x 9.95" L x 8.95" W ( 0.30 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Classics | Animals | Dogs | Social Themes | Friendship | Fantasy | General
Description: 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.
Brief description: Arthur Yorinks and Richard Egielski have collaborated on several books together. Mr. Egielski lives in Milford, New Jersey.
Review Quotes:
"Like Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, this picture book explores the pleasures and the costs of leaving home. . .Hey, Al is a perfect melding of words and pictures, fantasy and reality, tenderness and humor." --Judith Viorst, The New York Times Book Review
"Outstanding artwork. . .The author and artist succeed again, with a book that has something for everyone." --Starred, Booklist