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    Mr. Popper's Penguins

    Written by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

    Narrated by Nick Sullivan

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    The classic Newbery Honor book that inspired the hilarious Jim Carrey movie--and a childhood favorite book for generations.

    Mr. Popper's Penguins is one of the handful of American books for children that has attained the status of a classic. A humble house painter is sent a male penguin by the great Admiral Drake and, thanks to the arrival of a female penguin, soon has twelve penguins living in his house. First published in 1938, Mr. Popper's Penguins has amused and enchanted generations of children and their parents.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateApr 1, 2009
    ISBN9781600246760

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    • 3/5
      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. :)
    • 4/5
      Mr. Popper's Penguins written in 1938 brings a simple view of life back to the reader.
      Mr. Popper is an avid follower of anything polar, although he has never traveled beyond his boyhood town. He receives a penguin by deliveryman and thus the story begins. The penguin becomes sick, due to loneliness, so he is given another. Well, two make more. The struggle begins on how to care for these penguins. Mr. Popper's Penguins start a show that takes them places, sometimes not so well received, but always well attended. The adventures of the family with their pets continue until a crucial decision comes, spring is coming, the penguins must stay cool, two propositions are given. Mr. Popper who must look to the well-fare of his pets and his family.

      A delightful book, presenting problem-solving, simple consequences, and an adventure of a boy's (or in his case, man's) dreams.
    • 3/5
      Representative of a distinct style typical of U.S. children's books from the early to mid 20c: not patronizing, but droll and naturalistic even when treating of frankly fantastic situations like penguins living in a family fridge. Perhaps like Beverly Cleary or the Doctor Doolittle series. Both adults and kids play important roles in the story.W quite liked it, and asked if there was another. Wondered what happened with the penguins once they reached the North Pole. "Don't you hate it when a book ends like that?"
    • 3/5
      Mr. Popper is obsessed with the colder regions of the world, and is astonished when the famed Polar explorer Admiral Drake ships him a live penguin in response to a letter. Soon he ends up with a second penguin, given to him by a zoo, and the prolific pair quickly produce ten baby penguins. The Popper family is under great financial strain dealing with all these penguins, and their troubles seem to be over when they decide to train the penguins to do tricks and then take them on the vaudeville circuit under a handsome contract, but the troubles continue.This is one of those books that is fun and silly, and doesn't attempt to be anything more than that. No deep lessons. No launching pads for intellectual discussions with young people. Just fun and absurdity.
    • 4/5
      Simply delightful.
    • 4/5
      Good fun story!
    • 4/5
      Mr Popper's Penguins is one of those classic childhood books that kids always remember. Kids will love it because it has a movie to go with it.
    • 4/5
      The characters in this book are well written, you can see them and experience them all at once. Even the penguins have a personality and way about them that makes you almost feel that they are there in the room with you, wandering around while you watch them. The story is touching and memorable, with just enough fantasy to stimulate the mind, but plenty of fact to justify the oddities. A must read for anyone wanting to share a fun, amusing story with their children and a book those children will probably revisit again later in their lives. Worthy of the Newbery Honor.
    • 4/5
      Adorable! All the bad things the penguins do, and how Mr. popper and his family gets themselves out of it. Completely adorable.
    • 5/5
      This was a book I read as an adult, LOVED, and then offered as a choice for book groups. The book groups loved it as well. If students like animals, they will enjoy this classic. It was humorous, it was sweet, and it made for very cute projects when the book group was 'sharing' their book.
    • 4/5
      I recently re-read this book, as it was a favorite from when I was younger. I can't believe it was written in 1938.
    • 5/5
      Summary: This book is about a man named Mr. Popper. He was a painter, writer and wanted to explore the Artic. So he wrote to the people who explored the Artic, and they ended up sending him penguins. He had to take care of these penguins and figure out how to get the penguins back home.Person al reaction: I thought this book was really cute, and it is a fun book to read either by yourself or to a class. Classroom Extension: I would use this book during the winter time. You could use it when you are giving a lesson about Antarctica. You could also use this book and have the kids create their own penguin while you read and they can make a name and a story for the penguin.
    • 5/5
      This book is all about a man named Mr. Popper who is a painter. During the winter he read books on polar exploration while Mrs. Popper swept around him. He wrote letters to explorers, and one to Admiral Drake in the Antarctic. Admiral Drake sends him an Antarctic penguin, which he named Captain Cook. Mr. Popper, Bill, and Janie Popper were overjoyed however Mrs. Popper was not so pleased! This book is very cute and a fun read for the transitional reader! I loved it and think that my students will enjoy it as well.
    • 5/5
      Life is hard for a painter in Stillwater in the 1930's. Times are tough, and money and work are scarce. Fortunately, Mr. Popper is an avid listener of the radio. He sends in fan mail to his favourite show, and ultimately wins a male penguin: Captain Cook. As is usually the case with household pets, one leads to two. The zoo sends the Popper's their female penguin, Greta. As expected, two penguins turn the Poppers' lifestyle upside-down. It is incredibly difficult to create an adequate living space for two penguins! But this is only where the adventure begins, because Captain Cook and Greta have plenty of bundles of joy on the way. Mr. Popper's Penguins is adorable. It is heartwarming. It is essentially a children's classic. Mr. Popper's Penguins is a story every child could love, and a story that adults want to read every so often to remind them of their childhoods. It won the Newbery Honor Book award in 1939, and has stood the test of time.
    • 5/5
      This is a great and fun chapter book for children to read. There is also a movie and that would be something fun to show after reading the book. The children could then try and pick out the differences between the two.
    • 5/5
      My father read this to me when I was a child; I enjoyed it very much. I bought a copy and read it to my students, and we enjoyed it together. It may not qualify as great art, but it is great fun, intriguing, and imaginative, a great book to share with little ones. It is well written, never a dull moment with a bunch of penguins in the house! Richard and Florence Atwater deserve high praise for creating a lovable story which has stood the test of time.
    • 4/5
      Mr. Poppers Penguins is about a house painter who dreams of traveling to far away places. He writes the explorers in Antarctica and as a response he is sent a Penguin. Through the course of the book he gets another penguin and the first two have baby penguins. Mr. Popper and his family transform their home into a place suitable for penguins and train their penguins. They eventually travel around as a traveling entertainment show. Mr. Popper and the penguins are made famous. The book is very funny, with many humorous situations, from walking the penguin a leash to the penguins antics at their shows. The book would be a great away to talk about travel and fantasies with young students. Children could describe somewhere they wish they could visit.
    • 4/5
      Mr. Popper dreams of traveling the world but he does not have money to do so. Instead he reads magazines about distant land and famous people. The fun part is when Mr. Popper get a surprise from the radio broadcasting that responds to his letter. And the surprise come in a big package. He receives a PENGUIN!
    • 5/5
      This book is about a man named Mr. Popper. He has a wife and two kids.They are named Bill and Janie. He works as a painter and decorator. Mr. Popper is a dreamer. He dreams of big adventures. Mr. Popper wants to go to the South Pole. It's one of his biggest dreams. Since, he can't go to the South Pole, he reads about them. Mr. Popper admires the penguins the most. A man that is on the radio, named Admiral Drake gets sent a letter from Mr. Popper. Mr. Popper writes to Admiral Drake about penguins. Admiral Drake give Mr. Popper a surprise by sending him a penguin. Mr. Popper starts to has problems. So, he writes another letter. They send him more penguins.This book wouldn't be recommended for my age, but it was a very fun book to read. This book would probably be recommended to kids younger than me. Other than age, this book was definitely five stars.
    • 4/5
      While I haven't read this, my daughter did. She finished it in less than an hour and laughed out loud several times, so she seemed to enjoy it.
    • 5/5
      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.
    • 4/5
      Confession: I had never heard of the book Mr. Popper's Penguins until I started hearing promotion for the Jim Carrey film. It was being billed as a "children's classic," and not only had I not read it, I couldn't find a soul who had. I felt the need to rectify the situation, if only to satisfy my curiosity. It's the sweet story of a husband, father, and housepainter who is captivated by all things Polar. After writing a letter to Admiral Drake on expedition in Antarctica, the charmed Admiral sends Mr. Popper a present. You guessed it! It's his very own pet penguin! The Poppers name him Captain Cook and set him up in the icebox. As for how the Poppers go from one pet penguin in the icebox to a dozen performing penguins on the vaudeville circuit, well, that's the story. It's a charming tale for younger readers, made all the more delightful by Robert Lawson's illustrations. Even on my Kindle, these reproductions of the originals looked great. While not unpleasant, this innocent tale from the past had limited appeal to this adult reader, but I can certainly see the delight of one day sharing it with my nephew.
    • 4/5
      Popper's Penguins* Read via NetGalleyThis book is definitely a solid 4 gnomes out of 5 gnomes because it is memorable and surprisingly entertaining throughout. I read this book a long time ago and thought I should read it again because of the movie that came out based on the book.Mr. Popper is a house painter so he only has money for about half of the year, the other half his family lives on what he makes. Let's just say that the Popper's aren't exactly rich. Mr. Popper looks forward to sitting around the house and his favorite radio show is about the polar explorer Admiral Drake. He loves hearing about the arctic and is very surprised when he receives a present in the mail. This present is a real live penguin.This is a fun story to read and I laughed at a lot of parts that I had forgot about. One of my favorite parts is that at first the family actually modifies the refrigerator so the penguin can live inside. This is a pretty ingenious thing and makes quite a memorable image. The illustrations in the book also help the story move along and add some great breaks to the book.Having a penguin of course causes a commotion is town and it's not long before a girl penguin is added to the mix and after a while they end up with twelve penguins. Then it kind of turns into a situation like in that episode of The Simpsons where they can't afford to feed and keep Lisa's horse. The Popper's are a little more creative though and start an act featuring the penguins which soon makes them massively popular and extremely profitable.There are problems and plenty of penguin shenanigans to overcome but you can really imagine what an entertaining show this would truly be. The ending really shows it's age though and struck me at least a little strange for a children's book, it's probably more fitting for the era in which it was originally written.Rereading this story made me realize all over again how good a story it is and how it has probably spurred many generations to love penguins. Overall this book is one that stands the test of time and will probably be enjoyed far into the future.
    • 4/5
      It seems to happen to me all the time - I read a book and then discover it's coming out as a movie. Not to say I'd rather see the movie, but just that it's an odd thing. Anyway, on to the review. The story is cute and although anyone giving serious consideration to Mr. Popper's actions would probably be quite upset with how inconsiderate he is to his family, the book isn't meant as some deep-probing psychological piece. It's light entertainment and although I was reading it to my son for bedtime, I still had some chuckles and can see why it's still around and getting the movie treatment after more than 70 years since its first publication.
    • 3/5
      This was a read-aloud with my son, age 13. I've been meaning to read it to him for years and finally did so since the movie is coming out this summer. It's a fun, quick read-aloud with a bit of a surprise ending.
    • 4/5
      I read it in 3rd grade and i absolutely loved it. I found it very funny and exciting. I really like that he named the penguin capt. Cook also I like how he describes his job as a painter
    • 2/5
      This book was average. As I was reading it to my 7-year-old, I found myself having to explain a lot of things, for example, that when the book was written, women didn't have too many career choices; that's why Mrs. Popper stays home and cleans the house all day.
    • 4/5
      As far as children's lit goes, this is a good one, in terms of creativity and imagination, most definitely... and I cannot wait for it to be made into a movie. But again, this is one of those books that I think will be better on the screen than it was on the page. There is promise in this story, but there isn't a whole lot of life.
    • 3/5
      i had to read this for school and found it sorta intersting but REALLLLLY boring
    • 4/5
      A cute story. A nice mix of penguin trivia and fantastical nonsense. I was sort of surprised by how flippant Mrs. Popper was at the end when Mr. Popper decided to go away to the North Pole for a couple years. The illustrations by Lawson inside the book are actually pretty good. Some of them even have a tad of creepy in them.