Mr. Popper's Penguins

The story in this book has been a joy for children to read for about three generations. I have not yet heard from the parents of the child to whom I gave it for Christmas, but they expected the child would be delighted.

Cute story. Fast read. Very silly. Kids should love it!!

I could not predict how much my 4 and 8 year old would love this book. It’s a children’s must read a loud.

I bought this to have in my kids book collection at home out of sentimental fondness for its place in my youth. There are so many references that don't work in today's world. The word 'queer' is used to mean 'odd', and this 'The man goes out and does a job and the woman stays home and cleans and keeps her mouth shut' world the characters live in jumps out a bit more obviously to me now than it did in 4th grade. I'll hold onto it, but if I had to do it over I'd pass.

I read this book out loud to my family, which includes hubby, a teen boy, and a tween girl. We each giggled at least once, including my very serious husband. I knew it had the stamp of approval when we finished chapter 19 of 20 and there was a collective groan when I read the title of the 20th and last chapter, but put the book down for the next night. We read one chapter each evening, or about 15-20 minutes if there were no chapter delineations, as in some other books. That chapter 20 title indicated that the end was coming for Mr. Popper's Penguins. Last night we read the last chapter. Sigh. I wasn't ready for it to be over. If you read the Kindle copy of the book, be sure to read the end-of-book matter. There are pictures of the Atwater family, and an explanation of how this book came to be. I'm SO glad Mrs. Atwater made some realistic changes to the book before it was published after Mr. Atwater's death. What she did turned it into the award-winning classic that it is, a must-read for all ages. This book was an assigned read-aloud for our homeschool curriculum, but we set it aside in a big stack of books to be read later, since it was just for enjoyment and not really related to other readings and assignments in the curriculum at the time. I'm so glad we waited, because now it would be remembered forever. It was very different from the Jim Carrey movie (also fabulous), so read this and enjoy a completely different story. Pretty much the only things relating the book and movie were the character names and the plethora of penguins! Enjoy some time with your family and read aloud!

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This book was a favorite of mine as a child, and I've really enjoyed getting to share it now with my kids and their friends! It's a classic, but timeless and doesn't feel "old". Best of all, it's not a slog to read through out loud. I admit I don't 100% love reading out loud to kids (it makes me sleepy!), but this was one that doesn't feel like a chore :) Enjoy!

He really liked how silly the penguins were! This was an easy read for us. We will probably read this again when he's older.

Penguin part was amazing when they were on the stage and this story is to funny you must read it

I am satisfied with the postal service, the book I received was like the one shown in the picture.

This is a cute story of a man finding himself quickly surrounded by lots of penguins. He already has a wife and two children, and quite an ordinary life. And then a penguin arrives out of the blue, quickly followed by its entire family! Funny and easy to read, not to be missed!

I came across this book and decided to check it out as I've seen the Jim Carrey film of the same name. I'm glad I did as I really enjoyed it and found it to be an excellent book and one that was easy to read and understand. It was comical too.

出だしの楽しそうなBGMと魅力的な朗読に惹かれて購入しました。 CDつきbookと勘違いして購入してしまいましたが、内容が易しいこともあり、 本がなくてもほとんど聞き取ることができます。 プロが読んでいるらしく、臨場感はすばらしいものです。英語教材としても名作といってよいのでは。