num_pages: 139
description: The classic Newbery Honor book that inspired the hilarious Jim Carrey movie--and a childhood favorite book for generations.Mr. Popper's Penguins is one of the handful of American books for children that has attained the status of a classic. A humble house painter is sent a male penguin by the great Admiral Drake and, thanks to the arrival of a female penguin, soon has twelve penguins living in his house. First published in 1938, Mr. Popper's Penguins has amused and enchanted generations of children and their parents.
language: English
title: Mr. Popper's Penguins
titlecomplete: Mr. Popper's Penguins (Newbery Honor Book)
genres: Fiction, Animals, Juvenile, Humor, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Classics, Chapter Books, Childrens, Fantasy
ratings_count: 71484
places: Stillwater, Minnesota, Minnesota
awards: awardedAt: -978278400000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: -378662400000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: -915120000000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers