Mr. Popper’s Penguins begins with the unexpected delivery of a large crate. This unusual crate contains an equally unusual creature – an Antarctic penguin.
This little creature changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the polar regions. This humorous, lively story will have you laughing your way from cover to cover – just don’t take it too seriously.
- Before his death in 1948, Richard Atwater wrote for newspapers as a columnist and taught Greek as a professor. Best known for writing Mr. Popper’s Penguins with his wife, Florence, Richard finished the novel just before he fell ill. The 1939 Newbery Honor Award honored them together.
