num_pages: 148
description: Mr. Popper's Penguins is one of the handful of American books for children that has attained the status of a classic. First published in 1938, this story of a housepainter who is sent a male penguin by the great Admiral Drake, and who, thanks to the arrival of a female penguin, soon has twelve penguins living in his house, has amused and enchanted generations of children and their parents.
language: English
title: Mr. Popper's Penguins
titlecomplete: Mr. Popper's Penguins
genres: Fiction, Animals, Juvenile, Humor, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Classics, Chapter Books, Childrens, Fantasy
ratings_count: 71491
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: Dell Publishing