Mary Poppins: Three Enchanting Classics: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, and Mary Poppins Opens the Door
by Dr. P. L. Travers
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Author: Dr. P. L. TraversBrand: Houghton Mifflin Company
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Box set
Published: 2006-10-01
ISBN: 0152058699
Number of pages: 1
Publisher: Sandpiper
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Book Review: Magical, delightful stories that will enchant children young and old
Summary: 5 Stars
The original Mary Poppins books are magical. There's the story of Michael, Jane and Mary Poppins going to the gingerbread shop where the little old lady who owned it asked the children what their favorite cancy was and then, to their amazement, broke off one of her fingers for Jane and Michael and the twins and lo and behold, they were candy and the old lady's fingers grew right back magically.
She had to hulking daughters named Fannie and Annie. Mary Poppins bought gingerbread which was square and wrapped in tinfoil with silver stars on the front for the children. The old lady asked the children where they kept their stars and they told her they were in a shoebox in their closet. They noticed the old lady and Mary Poppins exchanging glances. That night when they were supposed to be asleep Mary Poppins came into their room and in the dark took something out of their closet and left the room silently. They heard a noise outside and ran to the window to look. There were Fannie and Annie under the nagging instruction of their little mother, leaning two huge ladders against each other; they stretched up into the sky. Then Mary Poppins and the little old lady, buckets of paste in hand, climbed the ladders and pasted the gingerbread stars onto the sky. I am 72 - read that story when I was just a girl and remember it nearly word for word.
Wonderful, magical stories - all tweaking the imaginations of children from one generation to the next. Mary Poppins wasn't pretty and sweet - she was stern, unsmiling and demanded respect and the children loved her dearly and everyone who reads these books knows that Mary Poppins loves them too.
I highly recommend these stories for anyone who wants their children to use their imaginations. They may have been written in the 30's - my sister and I read them in the 40's, but I guarantee they'll be delighted with the stories and will beg to hear a new one every night and will be disappointed when every book has been read.
I don't know how the woman with all the negative comments could possibly have misinterpreted these books the way she has. I suggest she donate them to a library since she hates them so much - no doubt they'd be delighted to have them. As Anne of Green Gables would say, the lady has absolutely "no imagination"!
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Summary of Mary Poppins: Three Enchanting Classics: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, and Mary Poppins Opens the Door
Who can slide up banisters, banish naughtiness with a swift "Spit-spot," and turn a make-believe sidewalk drawing into a lovely day in the park? Mary Poppins, of course! From the moment the beloved nanny arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life for the Banks family is full of excitement. With the smash-hit London musical adaptation of Mary Poppins coming to Broadway in November 2006, this is the time for everyone's favorite nanny to find a place in the hearts of the next generation of fans--and the ideal moment for this boxed set, featuring three adventures in paperback: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, and Mary Poppins Opens the Door.
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