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I bought the first and second books in this series after watching the 2014 movie, "saving Mr Banks." I must say that this is one time where the movie ,"Mary Poppins" is much better than the book(s). The character of Mary Poppins is magic and takes the banks children to wonderful places, but after the adventure is over she denies the magic that just happened and makes the children think they are crazy. I enjoyed reading the first two books just to know what the movie did and compare it to what was really in the books. I loved the magic and adventure, but I definitely will not be sharing these books or this character with my children. Mary Poppins is egotistical as she stops to look at her reflection, unkind whenever she speaks to the children, constantly cuts them off if they try and ask a question, and randomly leaves her duties with no warning. In this case, and in my opinion, this character is much better having been re-done by Walt Disney.Read full review
This is a continuation of Mary Poppins adventure with the Banks Children. It is the second in the series by P.L.Travers. The chapters are short, the characters are interesting, and the adventures are wild. It is an excellent book for children. As a child I loved the Disney movie, and as an adult decided to read the book to my children. I was pleasantly suprised to find that P.L.Travers had written several Mary Poppins books, including Mary Poppins Come back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, and Mary Poppins in the Park. If you Love The Movie you really should read the source material! Unlike Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, you won't be disappointed.
This is the second in P.L.Travers' delightful series about a no-nonsense, but magical, nanny. No, not the Disney version, great as it was, but a nanny that Julie Andrews could never have played as it was written--acerbic, short-tempered, yet delightful. My granddaughters love it as much as I did as a child over 50 years ago. The illustrations are the same, and I would recommend it to any parent or grandparent, with young girls.
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