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Mary Poppins
Michael and Jane stare in disbelief. Mary Poppins is following their mother upstairs. But she’s sliding gracefully UP the banisters!
That’s only the beginning of mad, magic adventures with Mary Poppins -- the most surprising, wonderful baby-sitter you’ll ever meet in book or movie!
That’s only the beginning of mad, magic adventures with Mary Poppins -- the most surprising, wonderful baby-sitter you’ll ever meet in book or movie!
210 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1972
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July 20, 2021
not a nice Mary Poppins....watch "Saving Mr. Banks" and see how Mary is mean and gruff as PL Travers. If you want to feel good watch the movie! Not for kids or adults. Disney made her loveable, no wonder the author hated the movie. I'm sure I'm not the only one who read the book hoping she'd be like Julie Andrews---not
August 11, 2012
Well, it's Mary Poppins! Wish she had been around 10 years before I read it when our son was born!
March 13, 2022
I found this ancient paperback copy in a box of my childhood books in my basement. Now I’m not sure if I ever actually read this book. I know I LOVED the movie, so that’s probably why I got the book. Reading it now, I am put off by how unpleasant and mean Mary Poppins is to the children and the unnecessary racial stereotypes and labels used, not only in the since revised “Bad Tuesday” chapter, but peppered throughout the book. Rarely do I prefer a book to a movie, but in this case, stream the video if you want to share this story with youngsters.
March 8, 2024
The movie is much better.
I was also surprised to find out that I have an early edition of the book, which includes the only slightly edited edition of the Bad Tuesday chapter, rather than the wholly revised edition from the 1980s. The casual racism sure was something else.
My favourite chapter was the one about the twins (who are understandably absent from the Disney film, and I had no idea existed until picking up this book) growing up and losing their abilities to speak with nature
I was also surprised to find out that I have an early edition of the book, which includes the only slightly edited edition of the Bad Tuesday chapter, rather than the wholly revised edition from the 1980s. The casual racism sure was something else.
My favourite chapter was the one about the twins (who are understandably absent from the Disney film, and I had no idea existed until picking up this book) growing up and losing their abilities to speak with nature
November 1, 2017
2017 Review: Bumping this up to 4 stars after reading it again as an adult. Book Mary Poppins is definitely different than movie Mary Poppins, but Sophie Thomas does such an excellent job with the audiobook that I was trying to keep myself from laughing aloud at work at some points.
Original Rating: 3 stars
Original Rating: 3 stars
July 12, 2016
Definitely not the Disney movie, but still thoroughly enjoyable. Each chapter was a little adventure unto itself. I'm not sure if my favorite part was Andrew refusing to come home without his friend or Jane's confusion over the paper stars, or even the Twins adamant refusal to admit they would forget how to understand the universal language.
June 18, 2009
Not your Julie Andrews Mary Poppins.
June 11, 2016
Love this story
December 14, 2018
oh what a good book it was. Very good indeed.
September 5, 2022
Absolutely charming. Mary Poppins is an incredibly funny character. Having grown up with the movie, I enjoyed the differences between it and this book.
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