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Average rating3.8
This review is also posted on Great Minds Read Alike.
I started with Mary Poppins as part of a Classics Challenge that I set for myself. My goal is to read one classic per month... or perhaps every other month if I'm reading an especially long one.
Mary Poppins is a really fun children's book. I grew up loving the movie and decided to read the book after I recently watched Mary Poppins again. After reading, I was very impressed with Disney's ability to capture Mary Poppins' character - her loftiness but sweet quirk.
The story reads like each chapter is it's own short story, with each chapter containing a stand alone adventure where some bit of magic with Mary Poppins or due to Mary Poppins occurs. The stories are cleveryly written and provide an alternative to other “fairytale” children's books.
I wish I had read Mary Poppins as a child. I think I would have been enthralled. But I did not.. and my adult brain appreciates the magic and the wonder of the mystery that is Mary Poppins - she's very strict but “stumbles into” magic situations quite frequently with the children and won't quite let anyone really know her - but I do not think I will continue the series. I guess it is just a little too simple for my stupid adult brain.
On to the next classic...