Delaney Young Tom Popper, Sr. Mark Waters. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Tom Popper Jim Carrey grew up having very little interaction with his father, who was off exploring the world. When he grows up, he spends most of time on his work and ignores his children.
One day his father sends him an unusual gift: a penguin. Popper can't help but wonder why his father would send him a penguin. He tries to get rid of it, but accidentally orders five more. When his children and ex-wife show up to celebrate his son's birthday, the kids are taken with the penguins. And Popper finally gets to connect with his kids while his work suffers. Rated PG for mild rude humor and some language.
Did you know Edit. Trivia What attracted Jim Carrey to this role more than anything else was the chance to dance with penguins like his hero Dick Van Dyke did in Mary Poppins Goofs Even penguin eggs must be kept warm to hatch. The movie implies otherwise. Quotes Mr. Voice On Phone : Send-da-penguin? Crazy credits No penguins were harmed in the making of this film. Jim Carrey , on the other hand, was bitten mercilessly. But he had it coming. User reviews Review.
Top review. Jim Carrey makes a Disaster waiting to Happen in to an Enjoyable 90 minutes,. Mr Popper's Penguins is a good movie with a reasonably well developed storyline and a talented cast.
It's an enjoyable family film that had many funny moments and is also quite sweet, it easily could have been a disaster, but I think Jim Carrey did a great job of making it watchable, he may have only done this for a pay check but he looked like he was having fun and really became this character.
However, It certainly has many flaws, it throws far too much conflict and issues at Mr. Popper, a divorce, a difficult job and kids who hate him, they seemed like too much problems to give its audience for a ninety minute film, and adding the penguins didn't feel as significant because of the real life struggles that faced him. I found Ophelia Lovibond's performance unbearable, Pippi was a very annoying character, her constant use of words beginning with p wasn't funny to begin with, and they just kept it coming.
House painter Mr. Popper has always longed to be a polar explorer; after a letter to Antarctic explorer Admiral Drake, the admiral ships Mr. Popper a clever Gentoo penguin. The new arrival, dubbed Captain Cook after the English explorer, proceeds I was really looking forward to re-reading Mr. The new arrival, dubbed Captain Cook after the English explorer, proceeds to change the lives of the Popper family in every way.
I completely enjoyed Mr. I believe that, even 70 years later, children would still love this book — and its intelligent, gentle penguins.
The latter has never been out of print. Please see if you agree with me that the authors of Mr. View 2 comments. Why have I shelved this as Hallowe'en read? Page 7, paragraph 4, second sentence: "I have papered all the rooms in the new apartment building on Elm Street" So, I had no problem cracking this open except, except, except The story itself is lovely fun with only a couple of domestic violence against penguin scenes; perfect for reading outloud.
View all 6 comments. Dec 03, Mariel rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: free loading pets. I made all my pets read this to try and make them understand that they need to support ME for a change. It's not a good book for getting the good life, unfortunately. It's cute enough, though.
It was cute in a good way, not the "Wild hijinks ensue! I think birds cause an awful lot of problems. It was good that the book took that problem seriously. I also liked that Mr. Popper was obsessed and got into the spirit of his hobby. I love to know that kind of stuff about people. I've fallen "in love" with places like that all of the time. View all 11 comments. My Four-Year-Old is just beginning to be interested in having chapter books read to her. But as she gets stressed out by conflict of any sort, it's kind of tough finding good candidates for her.
This is a winner. For those of you who haven't read the book, the basic premise is that a house painter who spends his off-hours reading about and writing to explorers in the South Pole receives a penguin in the mail from one of those explorers. Since his work is over for the winter, he becomes very in My Four-Year-Old is just beginning to be interested in having chapter books read to her.
Since his work is over for the winter, he becomes very involved in the comfort and care of said penguin and the eleven other penguins that quickly follow. In the end, he transforms his basement into an ice rink an idea my daughter wholeheartedly supports, by the way , and spends more than his wife ever thought possible on fish and canned shrimp. I won't tell you how an out-of-work house painter manages to pay for all that wouldn't want to spoil the ending , but I will say that the process is highly entertaining for all involved.
I found myself looking forward to each night's installment of Mr. Popper nearly as much as The Four-Year-Old. Although I personally found the ending to be highly improbable, The Four-Year-Old saw nothing at all the matter with it--except for that little bit of unpleasantness with the policemen and firemen--and has spent many a happy evening reenacting the finale in the bathtub.
And now, if you will excuse me, I need to go read Mr. I promised her I would as soon as I finished writing the review. View all 5 comments. Aug 30, Jessica rated it it was amazing Shelves: read-aloud , own , middle-grade , award-winners. I have been aware of this book's existence since I was a kid, but somehow I never got around to reading it. The past few months the kids and I have been on an "animal stories" kick for our bedtime reading, but of course we like funny animal books, not dead dogs and horses, so I turned to this.
What a little gem! I honestly didn't know what this book was about, except for what you can glean from the title there's a guy, named Mr. Popper, he has penguins. The story of how he gets the penguins, a I have been aware of this book's existence since I was a kid, but somehow I never got around to reading it. The story of how he gets the penguins, and what they do to take care of them, is delightful! What also brought it to my attention was that it is illustrated by my beloved Robert Lawson!
So cute! And the short chapters are perfect for bedtime reading. We were actually able to read 2 chapters every night, in 15 about minutes. Fun read-aloud with the kids I nanny. Nov 06, Meghan rated it did not like it. I am sure it's because I'm too old to come to the book for the first time - my 4yo loved it until the end - but I couldn't get past the dumb dumbness of the whole situation. Aug 30, Mari Anne rated it it was ok Shelves: mg-ya.
There has apparently been a resurgance in interest in this childrens' book since I have been seeing it everywhere I go. Since I never read it growing up I thought I would give a read. The ending totally turned me off of the book altogether the father leaves for the Arctic for a year or two with barely a good-bye. Maybe that was the whole problem I had with the book. The father was There has apparently been a resurgance in interest in this childrens' book since I have been seeing it everywhere I go.
The father was so obsessed with the penguins that his family always came in second. This might seem cute and funny in a children's make believe story but in the real world when a parent spends their last dime on a hobby or obsession to the detriment of their family it just isn't so funny. Feb 26, Christina DeVane rated it it was amazing Shelves: books-read-in , books-read-to-the-boys. I think I love this book so much because I loved it as a kid. The ending is a little weird in that he leaves his family to go live with the penguins for awhile.
This is one of the few books I had in my possession as a child. Mr Popper is a house decorator painter and during the winter the season is over no work. He and Mrs Popper have two children, a boy and a girl. Mrs Popper tries her best to make ends meet during his down time. This is the time that Mr Popper is reading about the South Pole. He writes a letter to the Drake Exploration. He is mentioned on the radio broadcast and Admiral Drake sends him a thank you by the way of a Penguin.
All kind This is one of the few books I had in my possession as a child. All kinds of exciting things happen with Captain Cook and the family.
Mrs Popper has the patience of Job. Well the life of living not in the wild allows Greta to lay ten eggs and they all hatch and thrive. Mr Popper is a bumbling but caring and nice person. His attempts at handling the issues that arise with the penguins are funny and lovable. Mrs Popper just lets Mr Popper be his dream. The ending is sweet, the story is full of wit, charm and just as fun as I remember. This year the story is 80 years old.
It was also one of the inaugural Lewis Carroll Shelf Award books. It is a shame it is not read by more! May 29, Kressel Housman rated it it was amazing Shelves: read-aloud-to-kids , historical-fiction. My son the nature-lover, who is not as avid a reader as his brothers, is a die-hard fan of this book. His enthusiasm began in school when his teacher read the book to his class, and before she could finish, he persuaded me to bring it home to read at bedtime.
It's the charming and often funny story of an ordinary house painter who dreams of Antarctica. When he receives a penguin as a surprise gift, the adventures begin! The book was written in the 30's, but it really transcends time. A fun follo My son the nature-lover, who is not as avid a reader as his brothers, is a die-hard fan of this book. A fun follow-up to "March of the Penguins!
Sep 16, Teresa rated it it was amazing Shelves: ao-year My eight year old son gave this five stars and said he loved it so much he wished we could start it over. Jan 17, Emily rated it liked it Shelves: read-aloud. I remember loving this in third grade when the school librarian read it aloud to our class. Decided to try it on the seven year-old, who likes animal stories, and was curious to see if I'd still like it at this late date. Yes, but not as much. This time around, I thought it got off to a slow start, and it struck me that it would be odd today for the main human character in a children's book to be an adult, although the rumpled, absent-minded, polar-fanatic house-painter Mr.
Popper is hardly a I remember loving this in third grade when the school librarian read it aloud to our class. Popper is hardly a typical grown-up. His children, Janie and Bill are rather shadowy undeveloped characters in the background -- I don't think we're even told how old they are. I enjoyed how Mrs. Popper, a deeply practical and house-proud woman, takes the disruptions the penguins bring into the Poppers' lives with calm aplomb -- it would have been all too easy for the author to make her entirely cross and full of complaints about penguins living in the ice-box, playing in snowdrifts in the living room, etc.
The penguins themselves are charming. In the story, rather too many random people on the street express complete ignorance of the existence of such birds "What are those, puffins? Surely in penguins were just as much a staple of zoos and pop-culture as they are now -- but judging by this book, maybe not.
Jan 01, Paul J. Award-winning illustrator Robert Lawson provides the elegant, pen-and-ink illustrations. There is not an extra or misplaced word in the whole story Call Us Save to Wishlist Saved to Wishlist. Key Features. Description Mr. Popper painted and papered houses in the pretty little city of Stillwater. To look at him with his vacant expression and paint-spattered clothes and hair, one would never imagine that he would one day be the most famous person in Stillwater.
Once the house-painting season is over, Mr. Popper settles in for the winter to read his travel books. He dreams of going to Antarctica one day; in fact, he never tires of reading about the South Pole.
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