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Loading... Mary Poppins Opens the Door (1943)by P. L. Travers
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Mary Poppins returns, falling from the sky like a shooting star! Soon Mary and the kids are off on a new round of marvelous adventures. A visit to Mr. Twigley's music box-filled attic, an encounter with the Marble Boy, a ride on Miss Calico's enchanted candy canes--all part of an average day out with the world's most beloved nanny. Well there's still some magic here but its pretty thin. This is a bit repetitive and shows too much about how special Mary is. Some sort of advancment or change with the house or children would be nice. It does have a good ending but it feels like an ending for the series at its height but doesn't feel quite earned based on this entry. Given that there are, i think, still 4 more books, it will be interesting to see how it continues. There was one thing i didn't notice before which is that the girl seems older and more mature than the boy it would be nice to see if that division gets any wider. Mary Poppins has returned to the Banks nursery. According to her tape measure, Jane and Michael have grown ''Worse and Worse'' since she went away. The old Cherry Tree Lane friends are here again and also some amazing new ones. Not only do Mary Poppins and the children act as a common thread throughout all of them, but so does the conflict between discipline and creativity. When Mary Poppins is around in the children’s lives there's bothorder and chaos, schedules and spontaneity, and reason and emotion. When the "Other Door" opens and she leaves, she is seen off by many of the series characters not only from this book, but from the previous ones. We are left with the feeling this might really be the real end. Say it ain't so Mary Poppins! Mary Poppins flies in on a rocket (firecracker) on Guy Fawkes Day. The usual wonderful adventures ensue, with Mary being tart, sarcastic, and dictatorial - nothing at all like Julie Andrews!! We have encounters with Peppermint Horses, a Cat that looks at the King, and a statue named Neleus, among others. When the "Other Door" opens and she leaves, she is seen off by many of the series characters not only from this book, but from the previous ones. We are left with the feeling this might really be the real end. no reviews | add a review
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family in a rocket and involves the Banks children in more magical adventures including those with Peppermint Horses, the Marble Boy, and the Cat that Looked at the King. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.912Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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