by Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater
Mr. Popper paints houses in little city of Stillwater. Once the house-painting season is over, Mr. Popper settles in for the winter to read his travel books. He dreams of going to Antarctica one day. But one day Antarctica comes to him, in the form of a penguin in a package sent from the Antarctic e...
A very fun and entertaining book. Since this book was originally written in the 1930s, it has the distinct style of old children's books. It is very unrealistic and silly, but still a very good read. I really enjoyed the ridiculous plot and funny situations that the Popper family and the penguins fi...
I didn't like this one as much as I did when I was a child. That was disappointing. It's still a fun story, though. Just a bit slower than I remember it being. But it still makes me wish I could have a basement full of penguins. :)
bookshelves: autumn-2015, halloween-2015, published-1938, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, penguins-puffins-boobies, kiddlewinks Read on October 21, 2015 Why have I shelved this as Hallowe'en read?Page 7, paragraph 4, second sentence: "I have papered all the rooms in the new apartment building...
Some books are just meant to be shared and read aloud. This is one of those books. The text just rolls off the tongue and *feels* right. I only know this because I've read so many books that just don't work as a read aloud - books that, while fun and engaging read alone, feel like a chore every t...
This was my favorite book when I was a little girl. I loved penguins as a child so this book was like my dream. It is a classic that I will pass on to my children.
Max and I loved this one. It's short, quirky and fun. The illustrations are great.
Children 5-6+. Cute and fun. Penguins! They make everything better.
October 2011It's probably just as well I didn't read this when I was a child. I'd have become obsessed with the idea of training penguins.Library copy.
I LOVED this book as a child. I remember reading about Mr. Popper's Penguins when I was 8. After I read this book, I thought, how cool would it to be to have a pet? And a pet that is a penguin. I had just recently learned about penguins as an 8 year old. This was a cute story and I recommend it...
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