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Poor Mr. Popper isn't exactly unhappy; he just wishes he had seen something of the world before meeting Mrs. Popper and settling down. Most of all, he wishes he had seen the Poles, and spends his spare time between house-painting jobs reading all about polar explorations. Admiral Drake, in response to Mr. Popper's fan letter, sends him a penguin; life at 432 Proudfoot Avenue is never the same again. From one penguin living in the icebox, the Popper family grows to include 12 penguins, all of whom must be fed. Thus is born "Popper's Performing Penguins, First Time on Any Stage, Direct from the South Pole." Their adventures while on tour are hilarious, with numerous slapstick moments as the penguins disrupt other acts and invade hotels.

本书荣奖1939年纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖。油漆匠波普先生和他的家人住在宁静的静水小镇，他总是憧憬着到极地去探险，但他却从未离开过家乡，她在他有一只来处南极的神气的十足的企鹅——库克上校做伴。有一天，库克病了，无助的波普先生只好向水族馆求救，没想到回复他的竟然是那里的一只企鹅——葛蕾塔！现在波普先生家有两只企鹅了，并且很快就增加到了十二只。喂养这些嗷嗷待哺的小生命着实让波普一家伤脑筋，因为波普先生在冬季没有工作，而企鹅们要吃的活鱼又是那样昂贵，还是地下室的大型制冷设备需要支付费用……后来他们发现，这群小企鹅简直支付费用……后来他们发现，这群小企鹅简直就是天生的表演家！为了解决家庭经济危机，波普先生想，干脆去剧场表演吧！波普太太还成了它们的乐师呢！在一家人的默契配合下，“波普演艺企鹅”红遍了美国东西海岸。转眼间已是4月初了，变暖的天气实在令企鹅们无所适从，不过波普先生已经为他们找到了最好的归宿……