The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

In hopes of making a Great Discovery, Opus the penguin leads his friends into the forest to search for the legendary, ferocious Basselope.

"When a penguin finds a hat floating by, she discovers something inside . . . baby penguins!"--

"What happens when a pirate, hoping for a parrot, stumbles upon a bird of a duller plumage? Pirate doesn't know that Penguin is a penguin. But any bird can sit on a shoulder and squawk 'shiver me timbers'...right? Laugh along with Pirate and Penguin in this high seas tale of mistaken identity and find out whether they'll find friendship before somebody walks the plank." --

Pictures and rhyming text present some of the many extraordinary things penguins can do. Includes facts about penguins as well as related websites.

"Lily the unicorn teaches her new pal, Roger the penguin, that it's fun to try new things"--

Opus the penguin makes a Christmas wish that he might fly.

Edna the penguin tries to find something in her surroundings that is not black, white, or blue.

After Little Pip the penguin gets lost she meets a whale, a kelp gull, and sled dogs who cannot help her, but with the aid of her family's song, home finds her.

When a boy finally gets exactly what he wants from Santa, he learns that owning a real penguin may not have been a good idea after all.