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Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

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  • Author：P.L. Travers
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Summary

By P。L。 Travers， the author featured in the major motion picture， Saving Mr。 Banks。 From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane， everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed。

It all starts when Mary Poppins is blown by the east wind onto the doorstep of the Banks house。 She becomes a most unusual nanny to Jane， Michael， and the twins。 Who else but Mary Poppins can slide up banisters， pull an entire armchair out of an empty carpetbag， and make a dose of medicine taste like delicious lime-juice cordial？ A day with Mary Poppins is a day of magic and make-believe come to life！

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Reviews

Leslie ，

I was surprised by how vastly the book version of Mary Poppins differed from the movie version。 If she was a real person she would be aloof， a poor communicator， hostile， and a gaslighter; in short， emotionally abusive。 She somehow got those poor children to emotionally attach to her because of the magical experiences they had with her。 They then desperately tried to please her when she was upset with them for wanting the truth that she denied。 These children， if they were real， would grow up to I was surprised by how vastly the book version of Mary Poppins differed from the movie version。 If she was a real person she would be aloof， a poor communicator， hostile， and a gaslighter; in short， emotionally abusive。 She somehow got those poor children to emotionally attach to her because of the magical experiences they had with her。 They then desperately tried to please her when she was upset with them for wanting the truth that she denied。 These children， if they were real， would grow up to become codependent and people pleasers。 Ugh。 。。。more

Toria ，

I've heard about Mary Popping all my life but never read or seen anything with her in。 （just a few things that mentions her） I saw that there where a few Mary Poppins books in my book app and I decided and give this a try and I'm so happy I did。 I've heard about Mary Popping all my life but never read or seen anything with her in。 （just a few things that mentions her） I saw that there where a few Mary Poppins books in my book app and I decided and give this a try and I'm so happy I did。 。。。more

Kristen Lewis ，

I rarely ever say this， but I like the movie better。 It might have to do with it being a part of my childhood and the warm fuzzies that go along with it。

Satine Dali ，

she wasn't all that she wasn't all that 。。。more

Nicki ，

I loved this audiobook so much， in fact I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed this because it's not  like the Disney film。 Parts of it are but it's so much better and dare I say more magical than the film。 Mary Poppins isn't the delightful character that Julie Andrews plays， she's much sterner and vainer， and the children， especially Michael Banks， are not as nice either。 They do have wonderful adventures though most of which weren't included in the film。 Olivia Colman is wonderful at narrating br I loved this audiobook so much， in fact I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed this because it's not  like the Disney film。 Parts of it are but it's so much better and dare I say more magical than the film。 Mary Poppins isn't the delightful character that Julie Andrews plays， she's much sterner and vainer， and the children， especially Michael Banks， are not as nice either。 They do have wonderful adventures though most of which weren't included in the film。 Olivia Colman is wonderful at narrating bringing all the characters human and animal to life so perfectly。 I'd definitely listen to anything by her again。 In fact I'm going to listen to the other books in the series if Scribd will let me！ 。。。more

Nightmaresky ，

This is a charming children's book。 It was interesting to finally read the book after seeing the movie when I was a child。 There were some things that were nostalgic and several different scenes that the movie did not include。 I really want to know what kind of creature Mary Poppins is and where does her magic come from！ Is she a witch， a fairy， or a gifted human？ This book doesn't tell you， but I wonder if the other books in the series do。 Overall， if you looking for a creative， charming， and s This is a charming children's book。 It was interesting to finally read the book after seeing the movie when I was a child。 There were some things that were nostalgic and several different scenes that the movie did not include。 I really want to know what kind of creature Mary Poppins is and where does her magic come from！ Is she a witch， a fairy， or a gifted human？ This book doesn't tell you， but I wonder if the other books in the series do。 Overall， if you looking for a creative， charming， and short fictional story to read then this is the book for you。 （I am torn whether to call this book a classic overall， but I do believe it's a classic children's book。） 。。。more

Barbara ，

" 。。。 Era tutto così sorprendente che non trovavano nulla da dire。 Ma sapevano， entrambi， che qualcosa di strano e meraviglioso， era accaduto quel giorno al numero 17 di Viale dei Ciliegi。 。。。"Un racconto ricco di avventure strane， folli， stravaganti。Sebbene Mary non sia una persona amorevole e materna è sicuramente una istitutrice unica e inimitabile， chi può mai dire che cosa accadrà in sua compagnia。 " 。。。 Era tutto così sorprendente che non trovavano nulla da dire。 Ma sapevano， entrambi， che qualcosa di strano e meraviglioso， era accaduto quel giorno al numero 17 di Viale dei Ciliegi。 。。。"Un racconto ricco di avventure strane， folli， stravaganti。Sebbene Mary non sia una persona amorevole e materna è sicuramente una istitutrice unica e inimitabile， chi può mai dire che cosa accadrà in sua compagnia。 。。。more

Chloë ，

This book is "practically perfect in every way "。 It's the book that inspired Disney to pursue P。L Travers to give him the film rights to the Mary Poppins movie。 Mary is a bit more gruff than she is portrayed in the movie， but this book is still brilliant。 This book is "practically perfect in every way "。 It's the book that inspired Disney to pursue P。L Travers to give him the film rights to the Mary Poppins movie。 Mary is a bit more gruff than she is portrayed in the movie， but this book is still brilliant。 。。。more

Ashley ，

Kids in love with a magical mean lady。 Ok？ For what it's worth， my kid said "I liked it all， 5 stars。" Kids in love with a magical mean lady。 Ok？ For what it's worth， my kid said "I liked it all， 5 stars。" 。。。more

Amy Pizzuti ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was surprised to find how different the book is from the movie。 In the movie Julie Andrews plays a sweet， magical woman。 In the book Mary Poppins is more stern and unfriendly。 Overall it’s a good book， just very very different。

April ，

I read Mary Poppins in a couple hours today。 It was so good！！！！ So much fun！！ I couldn't stop and wanted to jump right into number two。 Magical。 Truly。 I read Mary Poppins in a couple hours today。 It was so good！！！！ So much fun！！ I couldn't stop and wanted to jump right into number two。 Magical。 Truly。 。。。more

Blaire Malkin ，

Great on audio and Mary Poppins is much stranger in the book even tho a lot of odd things happen in the movie。

Arthur ，

A nearly five hour unabridged audiobook。Parts were fun in a whimsical sense， but there were also long sections that dragged on。 It's one of those "the movie is better than the book" experiences for me。 But to be fair， I believe the movie is actually a combination of more than the first book in the series。 I probably would have enjoyed it more if I read this as a child。 A nearly five hour unabridged audiobook。Parts were fun in a whimsical sense， but there were also long sections that dragged on。 It's one of those "the movie is better than the book" experiences for me。 But to be fair， I believe the movie is actually a combination of more than the first book in the series。 I probably would have enjoyed it more if I read this as a child。 。。。more

Allex Demourier ，

"Às vezes imaginamos as coisas mais lindas e estranhas do mundo， meu querido。" Se eu pudesse， não sairia nunca dessa história， mas o vento oeste chegou e que tristeza é dizer "tchau" a incomparável Mary Poppins。 Mas com Mary nunca é um adeus， é sempre um "Até breve"， e ela cumpre com o que diz。 Muito amor por esse livro e por essa personagem ♡ "Às vezes imaginamos as coisas mais lindas e estranhas do mundo， meu querido。" Se eu pudesse， não sairia nunca dessa história， mas o vento oeste chegou e que tristeza é dizer "tchau" a incomparável Mary Poppins。 Mas com Mary nunca é um adeus， é sempre um "Até breve"， e ela cumpre com o que diz。 Muito amor por esse livro e por essa personagem ♡ 。。。more

History7teacher ，

Not like the movie， of course， but what book is？ This is a strange story， but an interesting one， not unlike The Wizard of Oz books。 I listened to the book on Audible and it was a lot of fun。

Kirsten Van lienden ，

Not for me。 Having never seen the movie or heard the stories as a child， I started this book without any expectations or nostalgic memories。 Nevertheless I was not impressed。 Every chapter felt like starting a completely new book， in a bad way。 You would have to get into it again， and by the end of the chapter you were hardly there and had to start over。 Furthermore the characters。。。。 The kids are alright， but their parents and especially Mary Poppins are just awful。 She is a very unlikeable cha Not for me。 Having never seen the movie or heard the stories as a child， I started this book without any expectations or nostalgic memories。 Nevertheless I was not impressed。 Every chapter felt like starting a completely new book， in a bad way。 You would have to get into it again， and by the end of the chapter you were hardly there and had to start over。 Furthermore the characters。。。。 The kids are alright， but their parents and especially Mary Poppins are just awful。 She is a very unlikeable character， both for the reader and the children in the story。 I just can't imagine why they wouldn't want her to leave。 And her shameless love of the way she looks， oh my。 The character couldn't be more shallow。 Especially thinking that these are children's stories， I really think they are sending out a completely wrong message。 The one thing that made me give two stars， rather than one， is the clever use of making reality turn into fantasy， without a clear line between where one starts and the other ends。 The author has a really brilliant imagination， I'll giveher credit for that。 But all in all， would not recommend。 。。。more

Kira ，

“Mary Poppins” là một cuốn sách thiếu nhi cực kỳ nổi tiếng và đã nhận được rất nhiều lời khen từ khắp mọi nơi trên thế giới。 Sách còn được hãng Walt Disney chuyển thể thành phim， tạo nên tiếng vang lớn。 Chính vì thế， mình đã rất háo hức muốn được sở hữu và thưởng thức cuốn sách này。 Tuy nhiên， nói thật lòng là tác phẩm này đã mang lại cho mình cả một trời thất vọng。 Mary Poppins là một cô bảo mẫu có nhiều phép lạ。 Nhờ cô mà Jane và Michael， hai đứa trẻ của gia đình Banks， đã được tham gia biết b “Mary Poppins” là một cuốn sách thiếu nhi cực kỳ nổi tiếng và đã nhận được rất nhiều lời khen từ khắp mọi nơi trên thế giới。 Sách còn được hãng Walt Disney chuyển thể thành phim， tạo nên tiếng vang lớn。 Chính vì thế， mình đã rất háo hức muốn được sở hữu và thưởng thức cuốn sách này。 Tuy nhiên， nói thật lòng là tác phẩm này đã mang lại cho mình cả một trời thất vọng。 Mary Poppins là một cô bảo mẫu có nhiều phép lạ。 Nhờ cô mà Jane và Michael， hai đứa trẻ của gia đình Banks， đã được tham gia biết bao chuyến phiêu lưu kì lạ và đáng nhớ。 Tuy nhiên， mình thực sự không thích nhân vật Mary Poppins vì tính tình cô khá khó chịu， cáu kỉnh， luôn gắt gỏng， ngoải ra còn có phần kiêu ngạo và phù phiếm。 Trước khi đọc truyện thì mình cứ nghĩ Mary hẳn phải là một cô bảo mẫu hiền dịu， tốt bụng， đáng yêu。 Thế nhưng khi đọc tác phẩm này thì mọi thứ hoàn toàn trái với tưởng tượng của mình。 Không chỉ có vậy， tuy tính nết khá là khó ưa nhưng Mary Poppins vẫn rất được Jane và Michael yêu quý。 Chi tiết này không thuyết phục được mình và khiến mình cảm thấy không thích。 Mình từng đọc một nhận xét trên Goodreads nói rằng Mary Poppins trong phim dễ chịu hơn trong truyện。 Mình chưa xem phim nhưng chắc một lúc nào đó sẽ thử để xem vì sao cô bảo mẫu này lại được yêu mến đến vậy trên toàn thế giới。Đánh giá: 2。5/5 。。。more

Lucas Mucelini ，

Livros que fazem um chá pra você， te cobrem e dizem que tá tudo bem。O livro é 100% a vida perfeita de uma família branca e abastada， de fato， mas emana uma energia muito gostosa。 Talvez。。。 Magia？São contos， praticamente， em que alguma coisa muito inusitada acontece em casa um， e que a responsável é a babá que， na verdade， é a "Grande Exceção" （título dado por um personagem）。 A esse título tem Mary Poppins porque é praticamente um ser divino， bajulada por todas as criaturas e não criaturas， magic Livros que fazem um chá pra você， te cobrem e dizem que tá tudo bem。O livro é 100% a vida perfeita de uma família branca e abastada， de fato， mas emana uma energia muito gostosa。 Talvez。。。 Magia？São contos， praticamente， em que alguma coisa muito inusitada acontece em casa um， e que a responsável é a babá que， na verdade， é a "Grande Exceção" （título dado por um personagem）。 A esse título tem Mary Poppins porque é praticamente um ser divino， bajulada por todas as criaturas e não criaturas， magicíssima que deixaria Dumbledore pianinho。Mas vale entender a história da autora depois。 O que ela passou de infelicidade na infância， na maternidade e na vida profissional com o Walt Disney coloca a obra num patamar ainda mais acima。Falando em Disney， o livro não tem Supercaligraetc， ou história com treta com um banco， e até a Mary Poppins nem sequer é simpática。 Inclusive， existe um filme sobre essa tour com o Walt Disney， e essas adaptações。O livro pode causar estranhamento pra quem viu o filme， e falo por experiência própria。 Mas na real， melhor assim。 。。。more

Giorgia Caterino ，

Recensione nel video WRAP UP del primo giugno sul mio canale YouTube 😇

Bhavya ，

I was today’s years old when I discovered that this was a book！I had no idea。I loved the movie， but for some reason I didn’t know it was a book。 Well good for me， I found out now。

Aurora ，

This is the type of book I read and immediately think I'll have to read it for my kids someday This is the type of book I read and immediately think I'll have to read it for my kids someday 。。。more

Lisa ，

We listened to this on audiobook。 My kids are already familiar with the movie， and my 8yo said he liked the movie version much more， because in the book Mary Poppins is quite grumpy， and it’s far less funny。I understand the trope of the stern-yet-likable person （for example， Aunt Polly in Pollyanna; Aunt Marilla in Anne of Green Gables）; however， the original book version of Mary Poppins is not that at all。 She goes beyond stern to positively unkind。 She “jeers” at someone for crying; she tells We listened to this on audiobook。 My kids are already familiar with the movie， and my 8yo said he liked the movie version much more， because in the book Mary Poppins is quite grumpy， and it’s far less funny。I understand the trope of the stern-yet-likable person （for example， Aunt Polly in Pollyanna; Aunt Marilla in Anne of Green Gables）; however， the original book version of Mary Poppins is not that at all。 She goes beyond stern to positively unkind。 She “jeers” at someone for crying; she tells the boy that the very sight of him was more than anyone could stand; she says things “scornfully” to the kids more than once; and she lies nearly to the point of gaslighting them when they ask her about certain magical things they experienced。 She’s also incredibly vain， staring at herself in mirrors and windows all the time。My kids usually can listen to audiobooks for hours， but this one they kept asking me to stop so they could do something else。 I don’t think we’ll listen to this one again。 。。。more

Malin ，

I must say that this is probably the first book I've read where I actually prefer the movie。 Most of this has to do with the way that the general view on children has changed since the book was first written。 I've understood from some interviews that P。L。 Travers was quite a special person already in her own time， so it may be on her as well。 The book wasn't bad， but I wouldn't say it was good either。 Then there is also the "Naugty Tuesday" chapter。 I've understood in some comments that it has b I must say that this is probably the first book I've read where I actually prefer the movie。 Most of this has to do with the way that the general view on children has changed since the book was first written。 I've understood from some interviews that P。L。 Travers was quite a special person already in her own time， so it may be on her as well。 The book wasn't bad， but I wouldn't say it was good either。 Then there is also the "Naugty Tuesday" chapter。 I've understood in some comments that it has been changed to exclude racism from the original 1934 version。 However， I did read a copy from 1985 with （what I believe is） the original translation from English to Swedish （from 1935）。。。 so my copy included all the racist slurs。。。 This was probably the reason why I managed to save it when my old school was literary throwing them away。 。。。more

Roseb ，

3。5 stars。 I found it a little lacking in magic and joy for me。

Julie Morris ，

I’m guessing many of you will only know Mary Poppins from the Disney movie and will not have read the original book by P。 L。 Travers。 Whilst I do love the Disney version， Walt’s version of Mary Poppins is a lot more saccharine than the character originally written by Travers。 Travers’ literary Mary Poppins is much sterner， much more acerbic and much more vain than the character portrayed by Julie Andrews on screen。 One look from the paper version of Poppins and any child， or adult， would be quak I’m guessing many of you will only know Mary Poppins from the Disney movie and will not have read the original book by P。 L。 Travers。 Whilst I do love the Disney version， Walt’s version of Mary Poppins is a lot more saccharine than the character originally written by Travers。 Travers’ literary Mary Poppins is much sterner， much more acerbic and much more vain than the character portrayed by Julie Andrews on screen。 One look from the paper version of Poppins and any child， or adult， would be quaking in their boots， and she was extremely quick to take offence。 For some reason， this stronger， prickly， complicated character was much more appealing to me as a child， and now still as an adult， than the watered down version we see in the movie。In addition， Disney appears to have picked out the less exciting escapades the children have than the other ones featured in the book， and taken poetic licence with them too。 In the movie – and the blurb above – the children take a trip into a chalk picture and ride the carousel。 In the movie， the horses then jump off the carousel and enter a horse race。 In the book， only Mary Poppins and Bert jump into the picture， the horses stay firmly attached to the carousel and there are no penguins to be seen in this scene！ When the children go to ‘Feed The Birds，’ they don’t bring down their father’s bank， and there is no dancing with sweeps across the London rooftops。 I can understand why Disney picked the scenes he did to include， the story in the book is much less linear and does not really form a complete story arc for a movie， but for me， the encounter with Mrs Corry and her giant daughters， and the finale escapade in the nighttime zoo are much more interesting to read。 I think my point is， if you think you know Mary Poppins from the movie， you don’t。 The literary Mary Poppins is a horse of a different， and much more interesting， colour altogether。What people also may not be aware of is that Mary Poppins is only the first book in a series。 After her initial visit， Mary Poppins returns to the Banks household several times， always arriving by a different method， always taking the children on exciting adventures， before disappearing unexpectedly。 I devoured all of the books in the series， and was fascinated by the way the author’s mind worked in coming up with the different stories。 Want to take a romp through the constellations？ Chat to statues？ Find out what Noah’s descendants are up to now？ All of these things are described by Travers in the subsequent Mary Poppins books and they are stories that have stayed with me through the years。 Although I have not had time yet， I fully intend to revisit the remaining books in the series this year。 If you want to know the real Mary Poppins and not the Disney version， you might like to pick them up too。 。。。more

Oumaïma ，

Souvenir d'enfance Souvenir d'enfance 。。。more

Cynthia ，

One of my favorite books ever！

Jasmine ，

Oh I looooooooove this one。 Wavered between 3 and 4 stars， but bumped it up。 I was never a huge fan of the movie， I mean it’s fun， but the book gives me all the warm， fuzzy feels。 Its magic is so no-nonsense。 It’s funny and magical and wildly imaginative and there are snippets of such clever writing。 Mary Poppins is far more severe and less whimsical than in the movie。 At first I thought that worked？ As a means to slyly reveal that the world was indeed secretly brimming with magic， and the adult Oh I looooooooove this one。 Wavered between 3 and 4 stars， but bumped it up。 I was never a huge fan of the movie， I mean it’s fun， but the book gives me all the warm， fuzzy feels。 Its magic is so no-nonsense。 It’s funny and magical and wildly imaginative and there are snippets of such clever writing。 Mary Poppins is far more severe and less whimsical than in the movie。 At first I thought that worked？ As a means to slyly reveal that the world was indeed secretly brimming with magic， and the adults knew it， they just never acknowledged it - that worked， by a sort of children’s logic。 I was willing to go along with the fact that Mary is almost hilariously mean。 But after a while， it felt uncomfortably like she was continually gaslighting the children。 I know handwaving gaslighting is a time-honoured tradition in stories， but it still made me uncomfortable。 But the storytelling is just so charming， full of the kinds of whimsical little episodes that kids would LOVE to dream about。 Jumping into a painting！ Tea up in mid-air！ A compass that you can use to travel around the world！ A birthday party at the zoo where all the animals have been let out of their cages！ Each episode pirouettes on a surprising turn。 （view spoiler）[ The children are going to tea with Mary’s uncle， but - surprise！ - when they get there， he’s floating。 The next door neighbour has a spoiled dog and - surprise！ - that dog has Opinions on his spoiling。 （hide spoiler）]Barb and John is a standout - tender and bittersweet。 Without the uncomfortableness of the constant gaslighting， what remains is a gentle fable。 I’m not sure why Christmas Shopping isn’t a classic winter fable。 We all know Mary Poppins is a vain ass Leo， but it’s leveraged as such a neat and beautiful plot point in this story。 It shows an unexpected side of Mary that， of course， was there all along， but gives the reader an idea of why she’s so famous and so popular in the magical world。 Here’s the thing: Book Mary Poppins is an ancient， cantankerous mage who comes from a long line of such women。 She’s embedded in a wizarding world which lives parallel to our existence。 Why does she deign to take on this role as a babysitter？ Who knows？ Maybe she gets a kick out of it。 Either way， I'm glad she took herself on this ridiculous little adventure， because it resulted in this off-kilter children's classic。 。。。more

Minerva ，

Adorable stories with Mary Poppins🌷☂️

Bethany Hunt ，

One of the few times I like a movie better than the book。 It was good in an odd way， and if I had read it before the movie I think it would have rated it higher。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Mary Poppins

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Mary Poppins&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Mary Poppins&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0