Mary Poppins

My first time reading any of the Mary Poppins books and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I went in with a good understanding of P.L. Travers after reading Valerie Lawson's “Mary Poppins, She Wrote” and I think that made me appreciate this book more than I expected, considering I was reading it for the first time as an adult. There's something oddly satisfying about how curt and sharp-tongued Mary Poppins is. And the stories are really delightful, with a few that also made me a little sad (like “John and Barbara's Story,” oh my gosh).

Bonus points to Sophie Thompson, for one of the best and most energetic audiobook narrations I've ever heard! I felt like a kid hearing bedtime stories!