Title: Dynamite illustrations; so-so story
Review: I can see why this book won the Caldecott medal for illustrations -- the birds in the illustrations are completely fantastic.In this "be careful what you wish for" book, Al and his dog grumble about their workady life, and then are swept away to paradise. A few clues on the pages (a human hand beneath a dodo's wong; concerned looks on the birds' faces as Al's stay in paradise lengthens) indicate something amiss... and then they return home to a newfound appreciation of the mundane world.There isn't much story here, but the illustrations are wonderful to look at.
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