'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!'
Hello Fellow
Readers,
Well you must be wondering why I labeled this at #TBT (Throw Back Thursday) well first, it's a children's book. Secondly this is also a part of my childhood and it's nostalgia. Any children's book I do review will be #TBT. Anyway on with the review!
I've said before
that Mary Poppins is one of favorite Disney films so when I saw the book at my
local library I immediately picked it up despite being an adult and it being a
children's book.
If you thought book
Mary Poppins is anything like Movie Mary Poppins you would be mistaken. The
first thing I thought when reading this 'Why the hell is she a nanny, she acts
like she hates kids'. She is constantly pursing her lips in agitation, scorning
them for asking questions, and then refusing to answer said questions.
It may be all Julie Andrews fault, she has this way of looking at you with a
twinkle in her eye that just makes you feel warm and cared for.
One thing I will say
about book Mary is that she does have the mysterious whimsy that was captured
on screen and in the book Mary and the kids go on many more adventures and see
so many fun things. It seems like as long as you are full of imagination you
can do, see and go anywhere. Despite Mary's weird demeanor it was a pleasant
read, one I can see a parent reading to their kids at night before bed.
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