Hey, Al

This book is about a man of lower lifestyle, Al, and his dog Eddie. Eddie gets fed up with their low and boring life. One day, a huge bird visits them and invites the two to go to a new, exciting place. They accept, and get flown off to an island in the sky. It seems like paradise to them both, but soon after they realize that they are turning into birds! Al and Eddie fly back to their home and decide that they actually live in a paradise, they just did not realize it until they had left.

The illustration layout of this book is very interesting. In the beginning when the duo were at their home, the image is small and very plain colored. As soon as the large bird arrives, the pictures get larger and larger, until they fill up most of the page. As they decide to return home, the images get smaller again, until they are the same size as it started with.

Personally, I really do not enjoy this book. The text itself is very straightforward and boring to read. The font is so regular that it is almost tedious to look at. I also do not like the artists style of illustration. It is realistic, but very dull and boring. The entire story is just slow to read and hard to get through.