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A review by nostalgia_reader
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
5.0
Funnily, I have a feeling the exact things I was able to overlook now, would have been the things I would have been annoyed with had I read this as a kid. And besides, back then I would have probably thought someone with a polar exploration obsession was crazy.
But this book checks all the boxes for me now, right down to Mr. Popper's obsession. I absolutely geeked out when I saw that he named the penguins for explorers... and the main one Captain Cook, no less!!
Despite the Popper's ignorance of frugality, the misconception that penguins are "neat" and "clean" birds (erm... what about all that poop?), and the overall unlikelihood of it all--I FREAKING LOVED THIS.
(Cross posted on my blog.)
But this book checks all the boxes for me now, right down to Mr. Popper's obsession. I absolutely geeked out when I saw that he named the penguins for explorers... and the main one Captain Cook, no less!!
Despite the Popper's ignorance of frugality, the misconception that penguins are "neat" and "clean" birds (erm... what about all that poop?), and the overall unlikelihood of it all--I FREAKING LOVED THIS.
(Cross posted on my blog.)