634 reviews for:

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater

3.77 AVERAGE

kellyfurr's review against another edition

2.0

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Really old fashioned gender roles (not in a charming way) and kind of a bizarre plot with shallow characters that aren't particularly admirable. I know it's a classic and I think I enjoyed it as a kid but I did not enjoy it when I read it to my kid this time.

traxmore's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kearaa's review against another edition

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read in 3rd grade read aloud

katie_k_18's review against another edition

3.0

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This was a fun little read aloud, and we look forward to watching the Jim Carey movie. It was a short chapter book with short chapters that were easy to ready for just 10 minutes at a time. The book has some dated language at times, but overall it was a good book!

hbbanana's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted

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Very silly. My 4 year old enjoyed it

reenakin's review against another edition

4.0

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I loved this book so much when I was a child. I never stopped praising it until today. Haha, I just don't remember why I loved it so much. I can't find my copy anymore though. :( But, I bet that book was really nice. Penguins are cool anyway! Childhood book and I still can't forget the title :)

anahanneken's review against another edition

5.0

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Such an adorable, funny story. What took me so long to read this book?

julianagolding's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

susannadkm's review against another edition

1.0

slow-paced

Loveable characters: No

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Mr Popper contributes so little to the household in the months he's off work that his wife thinks it would be less work for her if he's not around. I did not like him at all, and the story was so-so.

I read this to the boys. David thought it was "good" and his favorite characters were the penguins. Dean liked the jail scene.

I read the paperback.

kanefriedenhagen's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No