Author
Arthur Yorinks
1 award win, 0 nominations across 1 book.
Arthur Yorinks has written and directed for opera, theater, dance, film, and radio and is the author of over thirty-five acclaimed and award-winning books, including Hey, Al, a children’s book, which earned the Caldecott Medal in 1987. From the age of 6, Yorinks studied to be a classical pianist, under former Juilliard professor Robert Bedford. At 17, veering from a potential profession as a classical musician, Yorinks began over four decades of writing and working in the performing arts.
Hey, Al
Al, a janitor and his dog Eddie are transported by a mysterious bird to a fantasy island, but decide there is no place like home.
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