Mr. Popper's Penguins

I finally finished this book. I was bookmarked at the top of Chapter XX (the last chapter!) and just hadn't found the opportunity to finish it. My daughter finished it on ahead and I just hadn't caught up and then found myself distracted for about a year until I returned to finish out the last little bit. This is a Literature choice from Memoria Press; I believe it was third grade. For me, I do not really see the love in this book. I enjoy this in the way I appreciate Curious George, Peter Rabbit, or Winnie the Pooh. The father is a dreamer but he is a bit like Papa Berenstain Bear. He is an artist sort and not exactly the strong dependable sort I would lean toward for a paternal figure. But... it all works out. It is silly. It is funny. It is even a little cute. It isn't amazing, but it is a good bit of humor to work right in with reading things like Motorcycle Mouse, Ramona, or James and the Giant Peach. My children love it and I plan to let them all read thought it again and again. My book shares the ISBN of this edition, but the cover of a former edition. We also have a Kindle eBook and an old mp3 file deep in computer files of the Audiobook. [bc:Mr. Popper's Penguins 208837 Mr. Popper's Penguins Richard Atwater https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1202082124s/208837.jpg 1872003]

Mr. Popper's Penguins is a fun, nostalgic read. Written in 1938, it tells the story of Mr. Popper the house painter and the antics that follow when he finds himself the owner of twelve penguins. I enjoyed reading this book because it reminded me of a simpler time, before computers and cell phones and when people were happy to host a family of penguins in their basement. Also, the illustrations are adorable and really add a lot to the story. Recommended for penguin lovers.