![]() ![]() And then we watch, as the bird predicts, what happens to the baby… which alas happens to all of us. For example, in this book, when the new baby is born, she can remember where she came from… that she was one with the ocean, the universe. The other glorious reason for the children to be exposed to the Mary Poppins books is that quite subtly, the author Travers weaves in some pretty profound philosophical considerations, like planting a seed in the children’s consciousness. The first is that the magic exists throughout, but the children are left, along with the main characters, trying to know, is it real? And that’s how magic should be… because it is real, and it is not real, and it is both! Traver’s series of Mary Poppins books perfect for children. What does the world look like when it has been tidied up over night? Let the children imagine. The images that children form, without the help of a movie, make the book come alive in children’s imagination. Within the first few pages of this delightfully written book, the magic captures you. If they have seen the movie, then I recommend simply starting with this, the second book of the Mary Poppins series of children’s books. However, if it’s the ONLY way they know Mary, then a whole world of wonder is missing… and lays at their feet. If the way that your children know about Mary Poppins is through the Disney movie, that’s certainly a good start. ![]() “It was one of those mornings when everything looks neat and bright and shiny, as though the world had been tidied up over night.” ![]()
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