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The first chapter book I read aloud to Davey. The first half-ish of the book Davey would be excited to listen to another chapter, but interest died down and it became a bit of a challenge to finish the book. But we did.
This book serves as this winter's school-wide book for the elementary school where I work. If I had originally read this when I was a child, I probably would have easily loved it. Having penguins as a pets would be slightly inconvenient but pretty incredible, and the close relationship that Mr. Popper develops with the penguins is very sweet. However, as an adult I found it difficult to overlook how unrealistic a lot of the events of the story are. Mr. Popper apparently has the most understandin
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7.5/10
Very cute. Enjoyed the antics of the Popper family and the penguins. Would recommend this to anyone who liked any books by Roald Dahl, as it had a similar feel to it. ...more
Very cute. Enjoyed the antics of the Popper family and the penguins. Would recommend this to anyone who liked any books by Roald Dahl, as it had a similar feel to it. ...more
I recently re-read this book, as it was a favorite from when I was younger. I can't believe it was written in 1938.
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The Lady Anna
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