I have heard so much about the charm of this book and I can see why. My kids absolutely loved it. The penguins are silly and fun and had my girls (6 and 7) laughing out loud. They both rated it 5 stars.

I was less impressed with it. My logical, adult side just couldn't handle so many things--the way finances were handled, the priorities, that ending?? Mr. Popper leaving his family for two years or whatever at the end almost ruined the book for me.

But, the kids loved it and there were parts that I found fun as well