Mr. Popper's Penguins

Obviously, I am taking this too seriously, but I found the financial ineptitude of Mr. Popper most distressing.......more

this book is a testament to the power of human selfishness. someone tell mr popper that maybe those penguins didn't WANT to hang out with him. maybe they wanted to be MY friend. maybe mr popper should have invited ME to his penguin house sometime. on the upside this is the funnest cutest book on eart......more

The single greatest book of my childhood. (Nerd alert warning)...This will explain how much I enjoyed this book. When I first read it, I had inherited a copy from one of my older siblings. They had written their name in the front of it, because our mother has a weird obsession with putting our names......more

I was really looking forward to re-reading Mr. Popper’s Penguins; however, as soon as I started reading this delightful book, I realized that I had never read it as a child. Good thing that I was able to make up for that omission now, in late middle age! House painter Mr. Popper has always longed to......more

There has apparently been a resurgance in interest in this 1938 childrens' book since I have been seeing it everywhere I go. Since I never read it growing up I thought I would give a read. The story while cute and age appropriate for 4-8 y/o seemed inadequate in some way... even for a kid's book. Th......more