Mary Poppins

One of the great horror novels. I particularly enjoyed the part where Mary gives herself an occult-themed birthday party beneath the full moon, with the zoo's entire snake population in attendance. Oh yeah, and the Lord Snake turns out to be her "first cousin once removed."

"I’ll stay till the wind changes," she said. The naughty Banks siblings (having just ran off their previous nanny) are in for the surprise of a lifetime. Their new nanny, Mary Poppins, is quite unlike anything they've ever seen. She slides up banisters, uses a compass to travel the world, talks

Reread for our classics discussion on the blog! http://www.themidnightgarden.net/2015... -------------------------------------- If you've never read Mary Poppins, you're missing out on one of the great classics of children's literature. It's been a long time since I've read these books that I loved so Leggi tutto

I have been thinking long and hard about my review for Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers… This book was all wrong and not what i had expected it to be and i would like to share my thoughts and feelings with you. So lets all sit back, relax, and talk Poppins… As the movie version ofMary Poppins would say Leggi tutto

Wicked and wonderful in equal measure! Any way you choose to view it - a magical woman brings whimsy to the Banks' house, a sadistic 'good' witch gaslights a couple of children, or the Banks kids have wild imaginations bordering on insanity - P.L. Travers' classic tale of a priggish and peculiar str Leggi tutto

This past week we have been watching Mary Poppins with the kids - their first time! They have been loving it! While looking for something to listen to on Audible, I saw that the original P.L. Travers book was available. Seemed like the perfect time to give this one a shot. In some ways it is similar Leggi tutto