Books to Movies: Mr. Popper's Penguins

Perhaps I'm behind the times, but I just learned this morning that Jim Carrey will be starring in a 2011 adaptation of Richard and Florence Atwater's children's book: Mr. Popper's Penguins.

I am not yet certain if this is good or bad news for the book. Mainly because I have mixed feelings about the movies Mr. Carrey stars in. Some are surprisingly good and far too many (especially those from the 1990s) are too crass for my liking. I can see Mr. Popper's Penguins (the movie) going one of two ways -- either it'll be cute and charming and a fun family film.... or the original story will be destroyed by a run of crude jokes and crass humor. Guess we'll have to wait until June to see.

In the meantime, check out my review of the book: Mr. Popper's Penguins which I re-read and reviewed in April 2009. If you haven't read this book, be sure to do so before you watch the movie.

The Borrowers: Now She Tells Us!

As I've mentioned numerous times before, when I was growing up my mother used to read to my siblings and I over the lunch hour. Some of the books she read included: The Chronicles of Narnia, The Borrowers, Rabbit Hill, Carry on Mr. Bowditch, and The Bronze Bow -- to name a few.

I was reminded of these wonderful memories when I came upon a recent post by children's book collector and blogger Peter Sieruta. I thought his post on The Borrowers series by Mary Norton was extremely interesting and worth noting on this blog.

And so if you are a fan of The Borrowers, or at least have read them -- or even if you've never heard of them -- be sure to check out Peter's post, Now She Tells Us!