Age Group: 6 - 9 Years, 9 - 12 Years

Description:

Quiet, paint-spattered Mr. Popper is a small-town house painter with one big secret obsession — polar exploration. When he writes a fan letter to his hero, the legendary Antarctic explorer Admiral Drake, he never dreams he'll get a reply, let alone a present in the post. But one day a giant crate arrives at the Popper home… and out waddles a real-life penguin! Soon Captain Cook is joined by a friend named Greta, then ten chirpy chicks, and before long the entire household has been turned upside-down: an iceberg in the basement, a fridge full of fish, and twelve mischievous birds skating across the living room. With bills piling up, Mr. Popper hatches a wonderfully wacky plan to take his feathery family on tour. A heart-warming Newbery Honor classic packed with laughs, charm and irresistibly likeable penguins.