Richard Egielski’s illustrations are what truly sold this book to me. Wow! I cannot believe that I had never read this book before! I had heard so many good things about this book and how popular it was, but I never had the chance to read about it until now! Arthur Yorinks had done an excellent job at writing this story as this story is extremely imaginative and surreal at the same time! I loved the fact that Arthur Yorinks approached the theme of “the grass is greener on the other side” and gave it a more fantasy spin on it as it has both Al and Eddie traveling to a magical island to gain a better life from the one they have, only to realize that it does come with a price. Everything was going great for Al and Eddie as they were living the perfect paradise that they dreamed of, but it turns out that their “paradise” comes with a price…
Al and Eddie then decided to let the large bird take them to this mysterious place and it turns out to be a beautiful island located up in the sky. One day, however, a large bird comes to their apartment and tells them about a place where things are so much better than the life they are currently living in. So, every thing is fine, right?Īl and Eddie’s life is miserable as they live in a small and cramped apartment and they are barely making it in life. They live in a single room on the West Side and they do everything together. Meet Al, the janitor and his faithful dog, Eddie.
Get prepared for one surreal yet adventurous journey!
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 with illustrations by Richard Egielski.
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