. A ., ▁Little , ▁Brown ▁, ▁pop - up ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁U . S . A ., ▁Prince ▁Frederick ▁, ▁c ass ette ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Mr . ▁Po pper ' s ▁P engu ins ▁has ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁Common ▁S ense ▁Media ▁wrote ▁" V ivid ▁imag ery , ▁clever ▁word ▁plays , ▁and ▁fun ny ▁characters ▁that ▁border ▁on ▁the ▁abs urd ▁have ▁made ▁this ▁book ▁a ▁popular ▁choice ▁in ▁for ▁k ids ▁in ▁class rooms ▁and ▁at ▁home ." ▁Kirk us ▁Re views , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁stated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁" This ▁is ▁rather ▁a ▁silly ▁story , ▁and ▁I ▁don ' t ▁believe ▁children ▁will ▁think ▁it ▁particularly ▁fun ny ." ▁ ▁Publish ers ▁Week ly ▁said ▁of ▁a ▁pop - up ▁version ▁" As ide ▁from ▁the ▁all iter ative ▁appeal ▁of ▁a ▁pop - up ▁Mr . ▁Po pper , ▁it ' s ▁hard ▁to ▁see ▁how ▁the ▁children ' s ▁classic ▁benefits ▁from ▁this ▁particular ▁format ." ▁and ▁" St ick ▁with ▁the ▁real ▁thing ." ▁ ▁Awards ▁Mr . ▁Po pper ' s ▁P engu ins ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁New ber y ▁Honor ▁Book ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Young ▁Re ader ' s ▁Cho ice ▁Award . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Lewis ▁Car roll ▁Sh elf ▁Award ▁books . ▁ ▁Film ▁adaptation ▁ ▁A