Mary+Poppins


=__Title:__ =  =__Mary Poppins__= Author: P.L. Travers  Publisher: Brace & World Inc.  Year Published: 1934 Genre: Fantasy  Number of Pages: 206 Ranking: 9 (10 is best)    The Banks family is indeed a very busy family, and fashionable (According to Mrs. Banks). Almost everyday is the same. Mr. Banks heads off to the bank to work, while the Mrs. is left to do the supervising. The cook cooks, the butler butts and the Nanny leaves. Yes the Nanny leaves. But now what will the Banks do? <span style="font-size: 12.6pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"> Having four children would be a huge handful, especially with no nanny! There is Jane, the oldest. Then comes little Michael and after him the baby twins. Mrs. Banks is quite unable to care for them all on her own, so she tells the new paper to send her a new Nanny immediately. <span style="font-size: 12.6pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"> Soon, they send her none other then Mary Poppins. At once the children are delighted with her. They are also amazed! When Mary first is given a tour of the house, she slides up the banister and floats into the nursery! Since when do //<span style="font-size: 12.6pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">people // <span style="font-size: 12.6pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"> do that? <span style="font-size: 12.6pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"> Not only does Mary perform these tricks, she can also perform many others. She can speak to dogs, go around the world without leaving the park and make stars! <span style="font-size: 12.6pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"> But her few specialties include bribing candy shop owners and telling stories. <span style="font-size: 12.6pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"> Jane, Michael and the Twins have never had so much fun in their lives! But not all pleasures last forever. <span style="font-size: 12.6pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"> I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys being swept off of their feet into a world full of mischief and fun.

Reviewed by: Jordan