Rating: **** (4 stars)
Age group: 7+
Type: Fiction-ish
Mr. Popper is a wall painter. But one day he gets a penguin shipped to him from the Antarctic. An aquarium donates another penguin, and they all have babies! Now there are 12 penguins, which is a lot. Mr. Popper adores his penguins, but feeding them and sheltering them (in the proper condition) costs a bit more than the Poppers would like to be paying. Their money is quickly running out. So... Mr. Popper decides to train his penguins for performance!
This is a good book that is good for both little kids and big kids. Fun fact: Richard Atwater began writing it, but then he got sick so Florence Atwater finished it! Something specific I like about this book is that there is lots of humor in it. The tricks the penguins can do are especially funny. I will not tell you what they are. You will just have to read this book! Recommended for but not limited to penguin-lovers. This is a great book. The only problem is that Mr. Popper calls Mrs. Popper "mamma" and Mrs. Popper calls Mr. Popper "pappa" which makes for some confusing sections. Warning! There was a movie made out of this book. The movie is not really like the book at all, though it is pretty funny still if you want to watch it.
PARENTAL SECTION
Sexual parts: no
Violence: comic violence. It's funny! (Penguins hitting each other)
Fighting: comic fighting. It's funny! (Penguins hitting each other)
Kissing/romance: no
Pregnancy: the penguins have babies
Stealing: the penguins steal stuff to make a nest.
Vandalizing: nope.
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