Mary Poppins

Ummmm...maybe I would have loved this book if...

I would have read it as a child I didn't love the movie so much Mary Poppins wasn't so mean The lady reading the audio book had a less annoying voice

For the Read Harder category “Children's Classics Published Before 1980.” Hadn't ever read Mary Poppins before and didn't know there was a whole series built around her, sort of like The Wizard of Oz. One book was enough, though.

Mary Poppins definitely isn't Julie Andrews. She's a bit abrasive, but still caring, just in her own way. The bits that weren't in the movie (the first few chapters were, roughly, plus the bird woman) were charming. The scene at the zoo, the gingerbread's stars, and the bit with Maia were great. The chapter about John and Barbara (there are two more Banks children!) was sweet but sad. Very episodic, but no less enjoyable.