Mary Poppins CollectionSince the 1934 publication of MaryPoppins, stories of this magical nanny have delighted children and adults the world over. This lush collection includes the first four tales by P. L. Travers, illustrated by Mary Shepard: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, and Mary Poppins in thePark. Featuring a gilded cover, a foreword by Gregory Maguire, and an essay by P. L. Travers about the writing of Mary Poppins, this handsome

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the local characters are likeable and extremely funny

exciting…kept me guessing

thinking like a writer

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that Tolkien has found a way to provide something close to spirit in a secular age

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