Mary Poppins (Magic Ballerina, #10) (Collins Modern Classics) (Lythway Children's Large Print Books)

by P. L. Travers

The first in the famous series about the best known nanny in children’s literature. Mary Poppins comes to the Banks’ household like a breath of fresh air (literally).

Magic and timeless storytelling.

• ISBN10: 0001811010
• ISBN13: 9780001811010
• Publish Date: 5 October 1998 (first published 1 October 1962)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 10 September 1999
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
• Imprint: HarperCollins
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 224
• Language: English
• URL: http://harpercollins.co.uk

Reviews

[Steph L]

Overall I don't know where to begin with this. It was a solid 4 star read for me. I knew the story going in, but I had never read it before.

Characters 4.8/5

.2 docked off becasue Jane and Michael bothered me at times. Overall, I enjoyed them but man at times I almost dnfed this book becasue they annoyed me. Mary was the saving grace of this book for me so that's why I upped the rating.

Plot 4/5

Some of the plot of this book was kind of a yikes because I couldn't tell where it was going. I felt like I could have skipped a few chapters and not really missed all that much. The book is about Mary and her adventures with the Banks's children and helping them. While I understand that, I felt like some of the chapters could be skipped entirely as they added nothing to the story for me.

Writing 5/5

The writing is whimsical as it should be for a book that it meant to be read to children. Had it not been for the writing keeping me engaged I would have dnfed this book.

Pace 4.5/5

The pace of the book was so stagnate in places and I didn't understand why. See the plot for more.