Edwina the Emu

what a great book for the young feminist! this lovely picture book is a joy to read and a feast for the eyes! great cadence to the text and pictures that fill up the pages will have the youngest listeners anticipating the storyline... for all those young girls who are looking for proactive heroine-types..Edwina is your girl! she takes charge and doesn't take no for an answer and solves her own problems intelligently! a very funny story with a hypnotizing emu!...a great read! i was thrilled to be able to get a copy for my grandchildren!

This has been a favorite of my daughter's since she was 6 months old. She's 2 now, and wants us to read it to her repeatedly. She calls the book "Yeek." The illustrations are fantastic and it's an adorable read. Now I give this as a gift to all the babies and toddlers I know.

As a new mother myself, I was so excited to find a book all about a mother trying to find a job to help support her new family. And of course, as I came to the end of the book, I was disappointed to find that Edwina decided that being at home was the only true job for her. BUT... I love reading this book to my little boy. The pictures are so beautiful and captivating and the rhymes make it such a fun read. Despite the final message - which isn't really that bad - I had to give this book 5 stars.

Being an Australian Mom and raising my family in the USA my family sends me over Aussie books for my kids regulary and Edwina the Emu was the first one from Rod Clement that they sent me. The whole family loves it. Great illustrations, fun story and the kids at my son's kindergarten class loved it too. My husband and I have read it so many times that we can recite it for the kids in the car! I have more of his books on my wish list for my son's Christmas presents.

Again the Sensational Realistic Illustrations Turn a Good Story into a Great Book!
This is the sequel to Edward the Emu but the story follows a completely different plot (in fact Edward only makes a few brief cameos) so it can be purchased alone as a stand alone read.

In this rhyming storyline Edwina tells Edward he's about to be a father and shows him ten freshly laid eggs and tells him to sit on them while she goes out into the human world to get a job. In the workplace Edwina finds out that there is much discrimination against emus and is either turned away from applying or fired once her emuness is discovered. She finally lands a job but quits when part of her duties require her to serve a product which freaks her out.

Sensational illustrations, the most realistic looking drawings of emus I've ever seen (apart from the first book Edward the Emu). You'll enjoy this book for the illustrations alone. The storyline introduced some worthy topics but never had its main character really tackle them but do allow an introduction to start important conversations with your kids where you can teach them what Edwina maybe should have done. The topics introduced are discrimination, having to perform duties in employment situations where others have beliefs or customs that may disagree with your beliefs. Edwina the emu does reinforce a message that it is okay to stay at home and look after young kids as a career choice (for both male and females at different parts of the book).

Like I said the illustrations alone are more than enough reason to buy this book.