Mary Poppins
- 206
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
- TV film 1984
- On screen
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Our view
“Mary Poppins” is a string of strange, delightful adventures told in a warm, knowing voice, and it holds up as a book in its own right. Readers who arrive from the film notice the differences: some find the nanny of the page sharp and vain, not the figure they expected, and miss scenes they know. Some adults returning to it also find less magic than they remembered. It is the first of the series.
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About the book
An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.
Reading order · Mary Poppins
Full order & progress →- Mary PoppinsThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - Mary Poppins Comes Back
–Not ranked yet - Mary Poppins Opens the Door
–Not ranked yet - Mary Poppins in the ParkMary Poppins in the Park–Not ranked yet
- Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree LaneMary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane–Not ranked yet
- Mary Poppins and the House Next DoorMary Poppins and the House Next Door–Not ranked yet
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen once.
- TV filmMary Poppins, GoodbyeIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 193 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 57% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 18 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 175 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is Mary Poppins?
It has 206 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Fantasy — with scores between 7.6 and 7.7, closest to this book.
