Edward the Emu

By the cover and the title I did not think that I would interested in this at all. However, I love this book! This is great for introducing animals and what they do/say during the day at the zoo and of course getting to talk about a not-normally-famous animal the emu. I loved it and will have to look for a copy of our own. The cadence of the words was great and elegant to read aloud much as The Night Before Christmas is to me. Definitely recommended.

Edward is an Emu. He's an Emu at the Zoo. And he's bored with being an Emu. (What do Emus do, anywho?) He overhears visitors at the Zoo extolling the merits of other animals and subsequently decides to become a Seal. Then a Lion. Then a Snake. And, finally, an Emu. And finds he's been replaced. Which is a bit disconcerting. Yet satisfying.