Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Mr. Popper's Penguins
Book Review: Fabulous book
Summary: 5 Stars
Mr. Popper's Penguins is an excellent book for any child, or adult, who has a great imagination and likes to laugh. The things that happen to the Popper family and their penguins make for a great read.Book Review: First rate for children
Summary: 5 Stars
My 6 year old son loved every word of this book and wishes that there were more books about Mr. Popper and his penguins. We read extensively and this was an all time winner.Book Review: Fun Penguins!
Summary: 5 Stars
I read Mr.Popper's Penguins. It was a very good book. I was just a little disappointed that they didn't tell us what city they lived in and what happened when Mr.Popper went to the north pole. But I did like the rest of the book especially when Mr.Popper's penguins vs. Mr.Swenson's seals that made me laugh. I also liked when Captian Cook ate Janie and Bill's goldfish. This book is very good I would recommend this book to anybody who likes penguins.Book Review: Fun Story
Summary: 4 Stars
I think it is cool that Mr. Popper's Penguins was written so long ago and yet it is still funny for kids of today. I think the chracters in this book are very well developed and the problems and solutions that come from the penguins keep the book moving exceptionally well. I would reccomend this book for almost anyone who enjoys a warm story of a simple man's dream come true!Book Review: Fun back in the day, continues to be fun today
Summary: 5 Stars
I greatly enjoyed this book when I was a child, but I had some hesitation starting it with my own kids, who have grown up with a much faster-paced multi-media lifestyle and for whom imagining life in the 1930s is more difficult than imagining life in a fairy tale.
I shouldn't have worried. By the end of the second chapter--if not sooner--my boys were completely tuned into Mr. Popper's universe. No questions about why the family traveled on trains instead of airplanes. No questions about ice delivery and ice boxes. They simply enjoyed the story (though they did want to learn more about penguins and whether they could have one as a pet, too).
The grammar and language of the book have aged extremely well; you can easily forget that this book was written over 70 years ago!
Highly recommended, both for children and for people who want to reconnect with their inner child.