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Mary Poppins #1-2
Mary Poppins. Vuelve Mary Poppins
Popularizadas en todo el mundo por la versión cinematográfica que de ellas hiciera en 1964 Walt Disney, las aventuras de Mary Poppins son un clásico de la literatura infantil y juvenil. Con todo, a través de la singular institutriz, P. L. Travers dio vida a un personaje a caballo entre el hada buena de cuya protección y virtudes todos hemos deseado gozar, en nuestra fantasía, alguna vez y un espíritu más misterioso que, por sus poderes, parece estar arraigado en el sustrato mismo de la Naturaleza. El presente volumen reúne las dos primeras novelas de la serie ("Mary Poppins" y "Vuelve Mary Poppins") junto con las ilustraciones que para la primera edición de la obra hizo Mary Shepard.
464 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1935
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About the author
P.L. Travers
81 books734 followersPamela Lyndon Travers was an Australian novelist, actress and journalist, popularly remembered for her series of children's novels about mystical nanny Mary Poppins.
She was born to bank manager Travers Robert Goff and Margaret Agnes. Her father died when she was seven, and although "epileptic seizure delirium" was given as the cause of death, Travers herself "always believed the underlying cause was sustained, heavy drinking".
Travers began to publish her poems while still a teenager and wrote for The Bulletin and Triad while also gaining a reputation as an actress. She toured Australia and New Zealand with a Shakespearean touring company before leaving for England in 1924. There she dedicated herself to writing under the pen name P. L. Travers.
In 1925 while in Ireland, Travers met the poet George William Russell who, as editor of The Irish Statesman, accepted some of her poems for publication. Through Russell, Travers met William Butler Yeats and other Irish poets who fostered her interest in and knowledge of world mythology. Later, the mystic Gurdjieff would have a great effect on her, as would also have on several other literary figures.
The 1934 publication of Mary Poppins was Travers' first literary success.Five sequels followed, as well as a collection of other novels, poetry collections and works of non-fiction.
The Disney musical adaptation was released in 1964. Primarily based on the first novel in what was then a sequence of four books, it also lifted elements from the sequel Mary Poppins Comes Back. Although Travers was an adviser to the production she disapproved of the dilution of the harsher aspects of Mary Poppins's character, felt ambivalent about the music and disliked the use of animation to such an extent that she ruled out any further adaptations of the later Mary Poppins novels. At the film's star-studded premiere, she reportedly approached Disney and told him that the animated sequence had to go. Disney responded by saying "Pamela, the ship has sailed." and walked away. Travers would never again agree to another Poppins/Disney adaptation, though Disney made several attempts to persuade her to change her mind.
So fervent was Travers' dislike of the Walt Disney adaptation and the way she felt she had been treated during the production, that well into her 90s, when she was approached by producer Cameron Mackintosh to do the stage musical, she only acquiesced upon the condition that only English born writers (and specifically no Americans) and no one from the film production were to be directly involved with the creative process of the stage musical. This specifically excluded the Sherman Brothers from writing additional songs for the production even though they were still very prolific. Original songs and other aspects from the 1964 film were allowed to be incorporated into the production however. These points were stipulated in her last will and testament.
Travers was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1977. She died in London in 1996.
Although Travers never married, she adopted a boy when she was in her late 30s.
She was born to bank manager Travers Robert Goff and Margaret Agnes. Her father died when she was seven, and although "epileptic seizure delirium" was given as the cause of death, Travers herself "always believed the underlying cause was sustained, heavy drinking".
Travers began to publish her poems while still a teenager and wrote for The Bulletin and Triad while also gaining a reputation as an actress. She toured Australia and New Zealand with a Shakespearean touring company before leaving for England in 1924. There she dedicated herself to writing under the pen name P. L. Travers.
In 1925 while in Ireland, Travers met the poet George William Russell who, as editor of The Irish Statesman, accepted some of her poems for publication. Through Russell, Travers met William Butler Yeats and other Irish poets who fostered her interest in and knowledge of world mythology. Later, the mystic Gurdjieff would have a great effect on her, as would also have on several other literary figures.
The 1934 publication of Mary Poppins was Travers' first literary success.Five sequels followed, as well as a collection of other novels, poetry collections and works of non-fiction.
The Disney musical adaptation was released in 1964. Primarily based on the first novel in what was then a sequence of four books, it also lifted elements from the sequel Mary Poppins Comes Back. Although Travers was an adviser to the production she disapproved of the dilution of the harsher aspects of Mary Poppins's character, felt ambivalent about the music and disliked the use of animation to such an extent that she ruled out any further adaptations of the later Mary Poppins novels. At the film's star-studded premiere, she reportedly approached Disney and told him that the animated sequence had to go. Disney responded by saying "Pamela, the ship has sailed." and walked away. Travers would never again agree to another Poppins/Disney adaptation, though Disney made several attempts to persuade her to change her mind.
So fervent was Travers' dislike of the Walt Disney adaptation and the way she felt she had been treated during the production, that well into her 90s, when she was approached by producer Cameron Mackintosh to do the stage musical, she only acquiesced upon the condition that only English born writers (and specifically no Americans) and no one from the film production were to be directly involved with the creative process of the stage musical. This specifically excluded the Sherman Brothers from writing additional songs for the production even though they were still very prolific. Original songs and other aspects from the 1964 film were allowed to be incorporated into the production however. These points were stipulated in her last will and testament.
Travers was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1977. She died in London in 1996.
Although Travers never married, she adopted a boy when she was in her late 30s.
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July 25, 2020
Qué cute.
Empecé a leer este libro pensando en, probablemente, leerme solo el primero. Esta edición de Alianza viene con la primera y segunda parte de la saga de P.L. Travers sobre la niñera británica por excelencia. Así que, si no me gustaba el primero, no me veía obligado a leer el segundo. Y, sin embargo, he terminado leyendo los dos.
Para mi sorpresa, Mary Poppins ha resultado ser muy diferente de la película de Disney. En plan... muy diferente. Se ve perfectamente cómo se han cogido ciertas ideas y se han extendido, pero cómo otras directamente fueron pasadas por alto. En ese sentido -y creo que es obvio, porque el peso cultural de la película es mayor que el de los libros-, sí que me he llevado una sorpresa, y quizá también un poco de desilusión, que rápidamente se convirtió en admiración por la originalidad que desprendían las novelas.
La historia es sencilla, pero al mismo tiempo no tiene historia. Tanto el primer como el segundo libro funcionan del mismo modo: Mary Poppins llega porque hay caos en casa de los Banks, se viven aventuras independientes en cada capítulo, y se marcha por sorpresa de manera mágica. Es la fórmula, y creo que funciona. Las aventuras que viven los niños Michael y Jane, a veces junto a sus hermanos o no, son historias muy al estilo El Principito, donde se pueden sacar varias lecturas de los sucesos ocurridos, con ese toque de fábula griega con animales parlantes. Hay desde viajes espaciales a tiovivos mágicos, historias de reyes y vacas voladoras, animales que hablan o gente que es capaz de volar. ¡Hay de todo!
En cuanto a originalidad, P.L. Travers deja claro que no tiene límites. El juego de Mary Poppins, además, sobre negar la magia a la par que utilizarla me gusta mucho, y en general ella como personaje me ha arrancado buenas carcajadas. Es tan recta, tan seria, tan mordaz... Los pobres niños no saben dónde meterse, y siempre tiene la mejor respuesta para cada pregunta. Si sigo leyendo la saga, sé que se va a convertir en uno de mis personajes favoritos literarios ever.
Sabéis -y si no lo sabéis os lo cuento-, que soy muy fan del middle-grade. Eso quiere decir que las novelas escritas para niñes preadolescentes, ni tan mayores, ni tan pequeñes. Sí que siento que estos libros son un poco para un público más joven aún, más infantil, pero al mismo tiempo Travers es lo suficientemente inteligente como para ir dejando píldoras ideológicas a través de las historias, con críticas a la corona o al machismo. ¡Y hablamos de un libro de hace casi 100 años!
En definitiva: Mary Poppins y Vuelve Mary Poppins son las dos primeras entregas de un total de seis, pero sirven para introducirnos de sobra en la historia de los Banks y de la niñera tan surrealista que es Mary Poppins. Es una lectura divertida, amena y llena de alocadas historias que puede entretener a les más pequeñes de la casa y también a les más mayores. ¿Quién no ama a Mary Poppins?
Empecé a leer este libro pensando en, probablemente, leerme solo el primero. Esta edición de Alianza viene con la primera y segunda parte de la saga de P.L. Travers sobre la niñera británica por excelencia. Así que, si no me gustaba el primero, no me veía obligado a leer el segundo. Y, sin embargo, he terminado leyendo los dos.
Para mi sorpresa, Mary Poppins ha resultado ser muy diferente de la película de Disney. En plan... muy diferente. Se ve perfectamente cómo se han cogido ciertas ideas y se han extendido, pero cómo otras directamente fueron pasadas por alto. En ese sentido -y creo que es obvio, porque el peso cultural de la película es mayor que el de los libros-, sí que me he llevado una sorpresa, y quizá también un poco de desilusión, que rápidamente se convirtió en admiración por la originalidad que desprendían las novelas.
La historia es sencilla, pero al mismo tiempo no tiene historia. Tanto el primer como el segundo libro funcionan del mismo modo: Mary Poppins llega porque hay caos en casa de los Banks, se viven aventuras independientes en cada capítulo, y se marcha por sorpresa de manera mágica. Es la fórmula, y creo que funciona. Las aventuras que viven los niños Michael y Jane, a veces junto a sus hermanos o no, son historias muy al estilo El Principito, donde se pueden sacar varias lecturas de los sucesos ocurridos, con ese toque de fábula griega con animales parlantes. Hay desde viajes espaciales a tiovivos mágicos, historias de reyes y vacas voladoras, animales que hablan o gente que es capaz de volar. ¡Hay de todo!
En cuanto a originalidad, P.L. Travers deja claro que no tiene límites. El juego de Mary Poppins, además, sobre negar la magia a la par que utilizarla me gusta mucho, y en general ella como personaje me ha arrancado buenas carcajadas. Es tan recta, tan seria, tan mordaz... Los pobres niños no saben dónde meterse, y siempre tiene la mejor respuesta para cada pregunta. Si sigo leyendo la saga, sé que se va a convertir en uno de mis personajes favoritos literarios ever.
Sabéis -y si no lo sabéis os lo cuento-, que soy muy fan del middle-grade. Eso quiere decir que las novelas escritas para niñes preadolescentes, ni tan mayores, ni tan pequeñes. Sí que siento que estos libros son un poco para un público más joven aún, más infantil, pero al mismo tiempo Travers es lo suficientemente inteligente como para ir dejando píldoras ideológicas a través de las historias, con críticas a la corona o al machismo. ¡Y hablamos de un libro de hace casi 100 años!
En definitiva: Mary Poppins y Vuelve Mary Poppins son las dos primeras entregas de un total de seis, pero sirven para introducirnos de sobra en la historia de los Banks y de la niñera tan surrealista que es Mary Poppins. Es una lectura divertida, amena y llena de alocadas historias que puede entretener a les más pequeñes de la casa y también a les más mayores. ¿Quién no ama a Mary Poppins?
September 20, 2025
Catching up…
This isn’t the movie.
Actually…The movie which was released in 1964, and included the amazing talents of Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, made Mary Poppins the nanny (if we could have one) we all wanted. (Well, I did!) Even today, this movie still stands the test of time.
And then…There was the movie, “Saving Mr. Banks” that was the untold backstory of how Mary Poppins made it to the screen, which starred the incredible Tom Hanks playing Walt Disney and superb Emma Thompson, playing P.L. Travers.
Which…Then led to me being interested in reading the book.
But…When I started to read reviews about the books, I passed on reading them.
Until…This book ended up as a donation at my Little Free Library Shed.
So…What is a girl to do? Open the pages, right?
And…That is exactly what I did.
The first story, is the original, Mary Poppins, a tale based in the 1930’s London, of a nanny who brings order and magic to a family that is greatly in need of it.
The story…Gives children the opportunity to look for magic in the everyday, and be open to the point of view of other creatures.
And…This story is definitely going to have different plot points than the Disney film adaptation. (Probably my hesitation for reading this book, in the first place!)
As well as…Being dated – i.e., old-fashioned, dated gender roles and ideas about child-rearing and manners.
With…The second story, “Mary Poppins Comes Back,” Mary Poppins arrives back to the Banks household to be with Jane and Michael.
However…This is where I had my concerns for Mary Poppins overall. Mary Poppins is a rather moody, angry nanny.
And… Rather harsh with the children.
So…The magical, whimsical nature of the story lost its shine for me.
Perhaps…That may have been typical behavior for a nanny back in the day, but it did not read well for modern times.
So…Parents, proceed with caution.
Or…Better yet, get the movie! Disney knew how to charm anyone with his interpretation of the books.
Interest level: Ages 8+
This isn’t the movie.
Actually…The movie which was released in 1964, and included the amazing talents of Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, made Mary Poppins the nanny (if we could have one) we all wanted. (Well, I did!) Even today, this movie still stands the test of time.
And then…There was the movie, “Saving Mr. Banks” that was the untold backstory of how Mary Poppins made it to the screen, which starred the incredible Tom Hanks playing Walt Disney and superb Emma Thompson, playing P.L. Travers.
Which…Then led to me being interested in reading the book.
But…When I started to read reviews about the books, I passed on reading them.
Until…This book ended up as a donation at my Little Free Library Shed.
So…What is a girl to do? Open the pages, right?
And…That is exactly what I did.
The first story, is the original, Mary Poppins, a tale based in the 1930’s London, of a nanny who brings order and magic to a family that is greatly in need of it.
The story…Gives children the opportunity to look for magic in the everyday, and be open to the point of view of other creatures.
And…This story is definitely going to have different plot points than the Disney film adaptation. (Probably my hesitation for reading this book, in the first place!)
As well as…Being dated – i.e., old-fashioned, dated gender roles and ideas about child-rearing and manners.
With…The second story, “Mary Poppins Comes Back,” Mary Poppins arrives back to the Banks household to be with Jane and Michael.
However…This is where I had my concerns for Mary Poppins overall. Mary Poppins is a rather moody, angry nanny.
And… Rather harsh with the children.
So…The magical, whimsical nature of the story lost its shine for me.
Perhaps…That may have been typical behavior for a nanny back in the day, but it did not read well for modern times.
So…Parents, proceed with caution.
Or…Better yet, get the movie! Disney knew how to charm anyone with his interpretation of the books.
Interest level: Ages 8+
September 20, 2025
Sep 17, 1130am ~~ Review asap. Will also be thinking if I want to leave it at 3 stars or go ahead and give 4.
Sep 19, 610pm ~~ I confess I never read these books as a youngster. I didn't even know they existed. I thought Mary Poppins was just in the movie, created by Disney back in the day.
When I learned about the actual source for MP, I ordered the first few titles in the series and a bio of the author. This two-in-one volume contains the first two books, so naturally is the place to start on yet another little author project for the year.
I was told by ex-GR member and dear friend Sandy that I might be disappointed at the difference between the movie Mary and the book Mary.
I think I would have been if I had read these when I was younger, but now, as an honorary old lady, I was just surprised. The book Mary truly is different from the movie one. She is grumpy, conceited, and selfish but also wise, magical, and with a very well hidden tender heart.
The creativity on the author's part was amazing. Surreal, but amazing. I did see a pattern emerging in the two books, and will be curious to see if it continues in the third and fourth titles in the series. I am even more curious to read the bio of P.L. Travers and maybe learn how she came up with so many of her incredible ideas.
And I have decided to up that star rating from three to four, specifically because of the imagination on display here.
Sep 19, 610pm ~~ I confess I never read these books as a youngster. I didn't even know they existed. I thought Mary Poppins was just in the movie, created by Disney back in the day.
When I learned about the actual source for MP, I ordered the first few titles in the series and a bio of the author. This two-in-one volume contains the first two books, so naturally is the place to start on yet another little author project for the year.
I was told by ex-GR member and dear friend Sandy that I might be disappointed at the difference between the movie Mary and the book Mary.
I think I would have been if I had read these when I was younger, but now, as an honorary old lady, I was just surprised. The book Mary truly is different from the movie one. She is grumpy, conceited, and selfish but also wise, magical, and with a very well hidden tender heart.
The creativity on the author's part was amazing. Surreal, but amazing. I did see a pattern emerging in the two books, and will be curious to see if it continues in the third and fourth titles in the series. I am even more curious to read the bio of P.L. Travers and maybe learn how she came up with so many of her incredible ideas.
And I have decided to up that star rating from three to four, specifically because of the imagination on display here.
July 15, 2017
I liked the adventures the children had with Mary Poppins. They were charming and imaginative. However, I had forgotten what a contrary and vain person Mary was.
February 5, 2015
These two books are episodically fanciful and adorably predictable. Mary Poppins, on the other hand, is just a crank: a vain, snippy crank.
Jane and Michael are usually very sweet even to their bad-tempered nanny. For some odd reason they think she's a wonder and the best nanny in the world. Why they think this is never explained seeing as she is routinely unkind and impatient with them.
My favorite characters, besides Jane and Michael, are Bert and Mr. and Mrs. Banks, all of whom appear very rarely in the stories.
It seems P.L. Travers had a little problem with character development and creating a unifying plot to hold her little adventures together. Also, her main character really has no saving graces other than the fact that she can do anything for some undivulged reason... But even if you are Mary Poppins and can do anything, and you don't have love, you are still nothing.
Jane and Michael are usually very sweet even to their bad-tempered nanny. For some odd reason they think she's a wonder and the best nanny in the world. Why they think this is never explained seeing as she is routinely unkind and impatient with them.
My favorite characters, besides Jane and Michael, are Bert and Mr. and Mrs. Banks, all of whom appear very rarely in the stories.
It seems P.L. Travers had a little problem with character development and creating a unifying plot to hold her little adventures together. Also, her main character really has no saving graces other than the fact that she can do anything for some undivulged reason... But even if you are Mary Poppins and can do anything, and you don't have love, you are still nothing.
April 24, 2017
Reread, as I've decided to continue on in the series. My favorite bit is probably "balloons *and* balloons," or maybe King of the Castle, in the second book. I'm still having trouble getting used to how conceited and snappish MP is, how snotty she is to the children. And do remember that the movie is, naturally, Disneyfied.
April 8, 2019
2.5
Aunque me han encantado las aventuras, toda la fantasía y la magia que las envuelve, el personaje protagonista, Mary Poppins, me ha dejado muy desencantada, así que, sin duda, me quedo con la de Disney ;)
Reseña completa: http://fiebrelectora.blogspot.com/201...
Aunque me han encantado las aventuras, toda la fantasía y la magia que las envuelve, el personaje protagonista, Mary Poppins, me ha dejado muy desencantada, así que, sin duda, me quedo con la de Disney ;)
Reseña completa: http://fiebrelectora.blogspot.com/201...
January 13, 2021
3'5 como nota general y 5 estrellitas para algunos capítulos
que me parecieron maravillosos. ♥
que me parecieron maravillosos. ♥
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February 17, 2014I had never read any of the Mary Poppins books as a child but have seen the movie too many times to count. After seeing Saving Mr. Banks I wanted to read the book to see what the differences were etc. I don't believe I will read any more of the series. Mary Poppins was a vain, mean nanny. How these children loved her is beyond me. Yes their adventures were fun but I don't think they excuse her behavior. Not to mention how she treats her employers, just coming and going without a word. She thinks too highly of herself which in the long run I don't think is healthy for the children. Maybe this behavior is explained in future volumes but I don't think I have the stomach for more. At least Walt Disney tied things together and gave us a rhyme to her reason.
December 14, 2018
Mary Poppins es mágica, hacia años que no sabia nada de ella ejej, llevo tiempo sin ver la peli, y al leer este libro me he reencontrado con mi infancia y con todo lo que es esta mujer y este cuento para mi. ahora tengo ganas de ver la película antigua y ver la que sale el día 21 en cines xD
March 16, 2021
Finalmente termine de leer a la Niñera más famosa y querida de Disney y debo de decir que al final: ME CAYÓ SÚPER GORDA...
Cero empática con los niños que cuida. No hay frases memorables o que lleguen al corazón. Si hay fantasía, pero no te refiere de dónde viene. Sólo son situaciones mágicas al azar.
Pero la edición es súper bonita y fue interesante la experiencia del encontrar las grandes libertades que se tomó Disney para su película.
Cero empática con los niños que cuida. No hay frases memorables o que lleguen al corazón. Si hay fantasía, pero no te refiere de dónde viene. Sólo son situaciones mágicas al azar.
Pero la edición es súper bonita y fue interesante la experiencia del encontrar las grandes libertades que se tomó Disney para su película.
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March 8, 2025No ha sido para nada lo que esperaba. Creo que la película es bastante mejor. Mary Poppins me gusta mucho más en la peli que en el libro y también me gusta que le den más protagonismo a Bert. Y es que en la novela Mary Poppins es una mujer presumida, que siempre está enfadada y que no deja de regañar a los niños por inventarse cosas que supuestamente ella misma provoca. Tal y como dice Jane en la novela: "Mary Poppins nunca malgastaba su tiempo en ser amable". Así que después de leer la primera parte, no he tenido ganas de leer la segunda.
February 24, 2019
2.5
Mary Poppins era una de mis películas favoritas cuando era pequeña, por eso tenía tantísimas ganas de leer el libro, pero me he encontrado con algo que no me esperaba; sí, cada capítulo está lleno de aventuras estrambóticas y llenas de magia, pero Mary Poppins ha resultado una borde sin remedio, y no ha habido ningún tipo de evolución ni en ella ni en los niños, ni enseñanzas ni valores, así que me ha sorprendido mucho disfrutar más de la peli que de la novela. En fin, supongo que es algo que pasa de vez en cuando.
Mary Poppins era una de mis películas favoritas cuando era pequeña, por eso tenía tantísimas ganas de leer el libro, pero me he encontrado con algo que no me esperaba; sí, cada capítulo está lleno de aventuras estrambóticas y llenas de magia, pero Mary Poppins ha resultado una borde sin remedio, y no ha habido ningún tipo de evolución ni en ella ni en los niños, ni enseñanzas ni valores, así que me ha sorprendido mucho disfrutar más de la peli que de la novela. En fin, supongo que es algo que pasa de vez en cuando.
December 24, 2018
Mary Poppins es un libro divertido e imaginativo capaz de hacernos soñar con volar, hablar con animales o presenciar situaciones verdaderamente increíbles. Un libro maravilloso que permanecerá por siempre en nuestra memoria por sus grandes personajes, derroche de fantasía y humor haciendo uso de historias cargadas de aventuras y magia.
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October 7, 2019
The book was very good my favourite part was when they laugh and fly up to the roof
December 23, 2018
El personaje de Mary Poppins ha acompañado a muchos niños durante generaciones. Esta historia fue popularizada gracias a Walt Disney con su película de 1964 y, ahora, más de 50 años después, estamos a punto de ver una nueva versión de este clásico. Una secuela que se estrena justo este viernes 21 y que estoy deseando ver.
Así que, aprovechando este hecho y que su libro era uno de mis eternos pendientes, he estado leyendo estos días las dos primeras novelas que se han publicado, en un sólo libro, gracias a Alianza en una edición preciosa con las ilustraciones originales de la autora.
La historia, por ya todos conocida, ambientada en Londres, se centra en las andanzas de la familia Banks desde que, de forma totalmente inesperada y en el momento más adecuado posible, llega a su casa la nueva niñera, Mary Poppins.
Encargada de cuidar a los cuatro hijos del matrimonio, Jane, Michael y los gemelos John y Barbara, vivirán toda serie de extraordinarias y mágicas aventuras.
Desde visitar mundos desconocidos, meterse en cuadros, conocer a todo tipo de personajes de lo más variopinto o hablar con los animales, los niños Banks encontrarán en la figura de Mary Poppins esa persona que necesitaban para usar librevemente su imaginación, a la vez que aprenden toda clase de lecciones.
Tengo que reconocer que lo que más me sorprendió al leer el libro fue que no estamos ante la Mary Poppins que todos conocemos. En la película nos la presentaron como alguien alegre, positivo y siempre de buen humor, y aquí nos encontramos a alguien totalmente opuesto.
Reseña completa: https://beingsaray.blogspot.com/2018/...
Así que, aprovechando este hecho y que su libro era uno de mis eternos pendientes, he estado leyendo estos días las dos primeras novelas que se han publicado, en un sólo libro, gracias a Alianza en una edición preciosa con las ilustraciones originales de la autora.
La historia, por ya todos conocida, ambientada en Londres, se centra en las andanzas de la familia Banks desde que, de forma totalmente inesperada y en el momento más adecuado posible, llega a su casa la nueva niñera, Mary Poppins.
Encargada de cuidar a los cuatro hijos del matrimonio, Jane, Michael y los gemelos John y Barbara, vivirán toda serie de extraordinarias y mágicas aventuras.
Desde visitar mundos desconocidos, meterse en cuadros, conocer a todo tipo de personajes de lo más variopinto o hablar con los animales, los niños Banks encontrarán en la figura de Mary Poppins esa persona que necesitaban para usar librevemente su imaginación, a la vez que aprenden toda clase de lecciones.
Tengo que reconocer que lo que más me sorprendió al leer el libro fue que no estamos ante la Mary Poppins que todos conocemos. En la película nos la presentaron como alguien alegre, positivo y siempre de buen humor, y aquí nos encontramos a alguien totalmente opuesto.
Reseña completa: https://beingsaray.blogspot.com/2018/...
April 29, 2018
This review is for Mary Poppins Comes Back.
I started this book years ago right after I read Mary Poppins for the first time, but I never finished it. I think I can see why now! It really is very similar. The chapters are episodic, and a couple of them reminded me of chapters in the first book. For example, Bad Wednesday reminded me of Bad Tuesday, with one of the children feeling inexplicably naughty until they learn their lesson. And Mr. Turvy's chapter was very similar to Mr. Wigg in the first book. So sometimes it felt a bit repetitive.
I do think that Travers comes up with very creative ideas and situations! My favorite chapter was definitely The New One...it was very charming.
I own the next two Mary Poppins books, and I do plan on reading them soon. But I need a little break right now! I think that will help me enjoy these more.
I started this book years ago right after I read Mary Poppins for the first time, but I never finished it. I think I can see why now! It really is very similar. The chapters are episodic, and a couple of them reminded me of chapters in the first book. For example, Bad Wednesday reminded me of Bad Tuesday, with one of the children feeling inexplicably naughty until they learn their lesson. And Mr. Turvy's chapter was very similar to Mr. Wigg in the first book. So sometimes it felt a bit repetitive.
I do think that Travers comes up with very creative ideas and situations! My favorite chapter was definitely The New One...it was very charming.
I own the next two Mary Poppins books, and I do plan on reading them soon. But I need a little break right now! I think that will help me enjoy these more.
May 5, 2018
Wonderful stories. But, so different from the movie. I can't really say which I liked better, because they both had good stuff in them that wasn't in the other. These stories are definitely good children's stories that parents should read with their kids. There are several more books in this series and I plan on reading them, as well.
December 20, 2020
Nada máis afastado da Mary Poppins de Disney, pero igual de fermoso. Moita maxia, humor e tenrura. 5 de 5!
July 20, 2021
first book that ever made me cry, 6th grade at miss tirzas class nostalgia
April 27, 2023
4.4☆
Тази книга е много близка до сърцето ми. Свързвам я с много радостни спомени и топли моменти от детството ми. Определено усетих носталгия, докато я четох толкова години по-късно.
Тази книга е много близка до сърцето ми. Свързвам я с много радостни спомени и топли моменти от детството ми. Определено усетих носталгия, докато я четох толкова години по-късно.
March 24, 2023
I loved these stories when I was a kid and I still do!
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March 19, 2024...Mejor me quedo con la Mary Poppins de Disney. Qué antipática por favor !
March 14, 2020
Mi reseña del libro Mary Poppins, de P. L. Travers.
Ficción clásica, Alianza Editorial, 464 páginas.
Uno de esos libros que tenía que leer; ya que no lo hice en la infancia. Asignaturas pendientes que con la nueva película vuelven a ti. Pero cuesta mucho superar la película clásica... Con la que me quedo, incluso habiendo leído el libro.
Me hubiera gustado mucho más de pequeña; porque está lleno de sorpresas que con la mente menos llena de imaginación me hubieran calado mejor; pero es verdad que la magia y el encanto sobreviven; aun con esa narración a veces distante como la protagonista...
Una niñera que te da la oportunidad de volver a ser un crío y de recordar los sueños increíbles que te han perseguido desde hace años. Aunque no los hayas olvidado...
No deja de gustarme el temple de la que acaba siendo una estrella... Aunque le daría un poco más de azúcar... Aunque todos tenemos derecho a ser como somos. Sobre todo si no hacemos mal.
Todos conocemos la historia... Y aunque increíble también es real: necesitamos que nos ayuden a recordar lo que es vivir... Aunque luego olvidemos... Puedes mezclar magia y realidad y la vida es mejor... Necesitamos que otro nos lo recuerde; pero podemos hacerlo nosotros. Porque la magia la inventó el hombre...
Recomendado para el que quiera saber de dónde se sacó la idea para la película y para el que quiera sentirse niño en otra época... Niño con suerte.
Ficción clásica, Alianza Editorial, 464 páginas.
Uno de esos libros que tenía que leer; ya que no lo hice en la infancia. Asignaturas pendientes que con la nueva película vuelven a ti. Pero cuesta mucho superar la película clásica... Con la que me quedo, incluso habiendo leído el libro.
Me hubiera gustado mucho más de pequeña; porque está lleno de sorpresas que con la mente menos llena de imaginación me hubieran calado mejor; pero es verdad que la magia y el encanto sobreviven; aun con esa narración a veces distante como la protagonista...
Una niñera que te da la oportunidad de volver a ser un crío y de recordar los sueños increíbles que te han perseguido desde hace años. Aunque no los hayas olvidado...
No deja de gustarme el temple de la que acaba siendo una estrella... Aunque le daría un poco más de azúcar... Aunque todos tenemos derecho a ser como somos. Sobre todo si no hacemos mal.
Todos conocemos la historia... Y aunque increíble también es real: necesitamos que nos ayuden a recordar lo que es vivir... Aunque luego olvidemos... Puedes mezclar magia y realidad y la vida es mejor... Necesitamos que otro nos lo recuerde; pero podemos hacerlo nosotros. Porque la magia la inventó el hombre...
Recomendado para el que quiera saber de dónde se sacó la idea para la película y para el que quiera sentirse niño en otra época... Niño con suerte.
March 6, 2014
I read this book for the sole purpose of seeing whether or not the author was justified in her dislike of the movie that it was too saccharine. I liked the book. Didn't love it. But it is so unfair to judge a book by its movie. I, like everyone else, love the movie. The Mary Poppins of the book does not seem to be as pleasant and charming as the Julie Andrews version. The adventures are quite fantastical. Some fun, some very weird.
The movie seems to combine several elements of the various tales into the few stories it includes. The story of the father and the bank is not in the book, yet I see why the movie stuck it in because there is no overall story to Mary Poppins and so it was not very compelling to read.
I wonder if I would have liked this better if I had read it first. The author may have been accurate in that the movie is very different from the book.
The movie seems to combine several elements of the various tales into the few stories it includes. The story of the father and the bank is not in the book, yet I see why the movie stuck it in because there is no overall story to Mary Poppins and so it was not very compelling to read.
I wonder if I would have liked this better if I had read it first. The author may have been accurate in that the movie is very different from the book.
May 28, 2016
I've read a few of the reviews here and it looks like I have nothing new to add to what has already been said. In most cases the book is better than the movie, this is an exception. The movie is SO MUCH better than the book(s)! Thank you Walt Disney and thank you Julie Andrews for turning a sour, mean, snobby, self-centered character (Mary Poppins) into a magical presence who cared for and about the children and changed a family's life for the better. After reading the first two books I have no desire to read any more. I've been subjected to enough abuse. I'm going to watch the movie one more time, and sing along....."Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, in the most delightful way!"
August 26, 2010
After watching the movie for 30 years, it's hard to compete, but this was no contest and the movie is MUCH better! I could see reading it to the kids a chapter at a time at night, but that's about it.
May 7, 2011
Somebody commented that Disney sure did make Mary Poppins seem nice. That person was right. Mary Poppins is mean in this book. I don't know why the kids are sad at the end when she leaves, even though she has adventures with them.
September 5, 2013
Almost as good as Alice in Wonderland. :D
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