Eee-Moo!

by Annika Dunklee, Annika Dunklee

A platypus who thinks he is an emu finds his way home with the help of his friends in this picture book.

When the stork drops an egg before delivering it to its parents the little animal’s first words are EEE-MOO. So, a cow, pig, horse, and other furry friends who watch him hatch decide he is an emu and Australia is his home. Good friends that they are, they offer to help him get there. So EEE-MOO’s journey begins, and along the way he meets a cast of other animal friends who guide him to the open arms of his family. But when he gets there, he realizes something is missing.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Family, Storytime, Travel, Transport

40 pages, Hardcover

First published September 24, 2019

Reviews

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This sweetly-illustrated tale of a platypus who thinks he's an emu is too cute. Although, in a world populated entirely by animals, I'm not sure why some animals would keep other animals in zoos? That aspect was strange.

[Alison N · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my gosh, that was so sweet! A clever little story about a misplaced platypus and the journey to find out who or what the really are. The kind of book I could read multiple times.

[Siusan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eee-Moo is a wonderful tale about a platypus who is misplaced. First his egg is dropped on the way to be delivered, then he falls out of a bicycle basket on the way to the zoo, finally he ends up in a barn on a farm far away from his real destination. He’s misidentified as an emu but the animals on the farm help get him headed in the right direction. Off he goes to Australia via all forms of transportation. When he gets there he’s still in the wrong place but with the help of a koala he finds his mom and dad. This book is a great tale about kind-hearted characters trying to help. Even when they’re mistaken their hearts are in the right place. The illustrations are colorful and fun. I really enjoyed the brilliantly sketched out scenes with all the different animals and modes of transportations. The drawings truly captured the motion of the story. Young and old, we’ve all been lost and had good friends who help us along the way. This book speaks to that theme. It would make a fantastic read along for any small person in your life (or older person who enjoys lovely picture books).

[Lydia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A strange egg is found and brought to the zoo. When it hatches, the pig and cow keeping watch say "Eee!" and "Moo!"; so the little critter says it back, and they think that's what he is, but he's actually a platypus. Eventually they realize he should go to Australia, because that is where Emu's live, but when he arrives at the Emu's they don't know him! Fortunately, a nearby Koala guess where Eeemoo's family may actually be and they are reunited.

A sneaky transportation story, as Eeemoo uses several different kinds of vehicles to get where he needs to go, with a dash of Are You My Mother thrown in for spice.

No content issues.

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eee-Moo is a platypus, but thanks to what he heard when he was hatched, the animals around him think he's an emu. They tell him he needs to go to Australia to be with other emus, and thus launches an epic journey to find where he belongs.

A humorous case of mistaken identity that is chock full of all sorts of Australian animals and word play. The illustrations are cute. The book was only moderately interesting to the five year old niece I read it to. I think it would help if she knew her Australian animals better to understand the humor. Hand this to platypus lovers, Australian animal fans, and word play fans.

[Barbra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Here is a hilarious look at a case of mistaken identity. In this instance it is a little platypus that hatches at a farm and the first creatures and sounds he hears are from a pig, "EEE!" and a cow "Moo!" Fortunately his new friends decide he needs to journey home to find his Emu family. Arriving in Australia turns out to be quite the trip as he travels by bus, train, ferry, moped, rickshaw, and airplane. Once in Australia he gets help from a kangaroo, a kookaburra and a koala. Cute drawings fill the pages as the animals come to the rescue.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somehow a platypus egg ends up on a farm and hatches. After listening to the pig and cow, he repeats what they say and they think that is his name - Eee-Moo. This leads to confusion as they decide he must be an emu and try to get him back to Australia. Readers will enjoy the various means of travel until he makes it to the emus home. Sadly, he realizes he is nothing like them. Fortunately, a koala knows exactly where he belongs and brings him home. The illustrations are fun to study and younger readers will appreciate the humor and adventures.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stork drops off an egg. The hatchling, a baby platypus, thinks they're an emu named EEE-Moo, so they go seeking their parents. What could go wrong when Eee-Moo finds the emus? With the help of some friendly animals, Eee-Moo just may find home.

A wonderfully cute and heartfelt story of home, identity, kindness and adorable illustrations by Brian Won, makes this an ideal read-alike to "Are you my mother?", "Stellaluna" or the Ugly Duckling.

[Connie T. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Here's a platypus who thinks he's an emu far from home. He takes a convoluted journey back to the emus in Australia only to discover he's not an emu after all. Koala recognizes him for what he is and returns him to his platypus parents.

The story is cute but not exceptional. Also, I'm not sure little children will get the eee-moo/ emu play on words. However, the artwork is wonderful!

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Baby platypus first words were eee and moo and all the animals get confused and think he belongs with the emus! By various means of transportation they send him back to Australia where he eventually finds his parents! Cute!

[Melanie Gaum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adorable illustrations, but I was confused on how the egg was found so far from his parents. Him being "from the little town not so far away - which as it turns out was quite far away" didn't make sense to me. The farm was separated from Australia by "lots o' water," so how did the egg end up on another landmass?

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute premise but so bizarre. At the farm the pig and cow run the farm wearing clothes. But it says the egg was brought to a local zoo. How did the postman find it if it came from Australia?? Just odd…

[S.C. Yung · Rating 4 out of 5]

Platypi rank quite high on my Favorite Animals list, and honestly... this is just super cute. What else is there to say?

[Edward Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Platypus who thinks he's an emu makes it home thanks a little help from his friends.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

The lengths we go sometimes.

[Susan Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book!
Eee-Moo! strikes the perfect balance of 'ahhh' and 'ha-ha!'

[Krysta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of a standard story about an animal who mistakenly thinks he is a different animal, but ultimately finds where he belongs.

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book! Sweet little Eee-Moo is just so determined to find his family. Loved the illustrations!

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a cute book. Nothing that really rocked my child's picture book perspective, but better than some of the picture books I have been reading.

[Lucca · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a cute book to bring light to animals only found in Australia.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

An egg hatches and the creature travels very far to try and find his way home with lots of help. preschool and up

[EJLJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute and fun illustrations, and a positive and encouraging story to keep looking even if it is difficult to find things.

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an absolutely adorable and fun book to read!

[Heaven Ashlee · Rating 5 out of 5]

All kids books are cute right?

This was adorable! Who doesn't love a platypus in a hat, am I right? The drawing style reminded me a bit of the original Winnie the Pooh!

[Amity · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a simple lady - I see a platypus in a hat, I'm going to give a book at least three stars.

[Kirsten Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Art on end pages is important to story

[Y.Poston]

Cute

[skcocnaH · Rating 4 out of 5]

These illustrations are so cute! I loved the story, but took off a star because there is 0 reason that Platypus egg should’ve been all the way across the world from its parents in Australia.

[Marcia Van Camp]

Very cute

[Lara Bate · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a story of a platypus who thinks he is an emu. He travels to Australia, meets the emus but realizes he isn't one. He then finds out he is a platypus and finds his mum and dad.