Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater: Book Review

(Book Review--Reading Books with my Kids, Rereads, Children's Books)

Started: May 21, 2026

This is a reread.  As mentioned in the video, this book was read to me when I was in 1st grade.

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater: Book Review

My previous video:

Thoughts on Reading Books With My Kids (and other ramblings): https://youtu.be/7c8ZdCE2Ghk

Related Playlists

Reading Books with my Kids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4x4uFhbpUIJ75wP-6tRNlq&si=S1NnzbyYtagpzTvo

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Young Adult Literature: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5xhu8yD4fcSu3Lw6jJNDxS

Rereads Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5dMXnK5v4Yc7a8MF5p32Bx&si=HJZkQ7gk8J-EXB9f

Reading Books With My Kids Index

* For a list of some of the picture books I read with my kids when they were very young, see this list here.

* Intro video here.

1. Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater, June 8, 2026

Playlist HERE:

Thoughts on Reading Books With My Kids (and other ramblings)

Links to stuff mentioned:

The Roald Dahl interview: https://youtu.be/w3NEMdwkIl0?si=TrcXLH48LdFzFc7e

* My Thoughts on Chronicles of Narnia: https://youtu.be/IDelUfso6gg

* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: https://youtu.be/cdKlRaEMDRs

* Charlotte's Web: https://youtu.be/VmHLPuDOR38

Disney Movies that I tried to watch with my kids (but ended up watching by myself):

* Bambi: https://youtu.be/k-LU1lY0yEA

* Sleeping Beauty: https://youtu.be/DpT7g4oKW0s

* Lady and the Tramp: https://youtu.be/Bn8HLxdgetw

* The Jungle Book: https://youtu.be/yNT0bijKRJk

The playlist of the children's picture books I read 5 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4GpyfBqVm7xcnYhKsyVNro

Reading Books with my Kids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4x4uFhbpUIJ75wP-6tRNlq&si=S1NnzbyYtagpzTvo

Vlogs Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7sWjmJPUFF0PhseI7SRLV0&si=iJs-crGEUk8R0CO-