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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!
I'm not sure how I got to be 25 years old without reading Mary Poppins. But after seeing Saving Mr. Banks, I wanted to read the original story.
The original Mary Poppins is not the Mary Poppins of the classic Disney movie, that's for sure. It's hard to treat the story as the original since I've seen Mary Poppins as the movie character as long as I can remember.
But Mary Poppins the original is more stern. She's vain. She has no time for your nonsense.
Still, the story manages to be just as magical as the movie, maybe even more so since book-Mary isn't really likeable, but makes every day incredible.
Some scenes from the movie are straight from the book, but I have a feeling the movie has some invented scenes or stole scenes from books later in the books. I don't intend to read more of the series now, but maybe someday when there are small children in my life, I will read it to them.
It's not the most entertaining children's book to read as an adult, but I had fun reading it and comparing it to my memory of the movie. So, if you're curious too, it's worth a read!
Have any of you read Mary Poppins? What did you think?
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1 comment:
I've actually never read it either! I remember my mom reading the Wizard of Oz to my brother and I when we were little, but I was too young to remember anything. So when I reread it as an adult, I couldn't believe the differences! I'm sure Mary Poppins would be the same.
Also, I really liked Saving Mr. Banks, butttt.... I still think it's funny/sad how DIsney completely "DIsney-fied" the the movie Mary Poppins compared to the book, which P. L. Travers hated. And THEN DIsney makes a MOVIE about the process.... and still put their own happy DIsney twist on it. I mean... what?
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