Mary Poppins: The Collectible Picture Book

by P. L. Travers, Genevieve Godbout (Illustrator)

Overview

This handsome collectible picture book is sure to become a favorite of Mary Poppins fans old and new.

This picture book adaptation of the original novel is full of Mary's unique brand of whimsical adventure: There's a tea party on the ceiling, a visit to the night zoo, and a trip to a mysterious shop that sells stars. Told in a lyrical text with fresh yet timeless art by Genevieve Godbout, this version of Mary Poppins is perfect for reading aloud.

New and longtime friends of Mary, and those meeting her for the first time, will revel in this colorfully illustrated version of the story that inspired the image of the beloved nanny of page, stage, and screen.

When the East Wind blows Mary Poppins over Cherry Tree Lane and into the lives of the Banks children, nothing is ever the same...

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781328916778
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/23/2018
Series:	Mary Poppins Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	278,182
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 11.30(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

P. L. Travers (1899-1996) was a drama critic, travel essayist, reviewer, lecturer, and the creator of Mary Poppins. Ms. Travers wrote several other books for adults and children, but it is for the character of Mary Poppins that she is best remembered.

Genevieve Godbout is a children's book and fashion illustrator. She studied traditional animation in Montreal and at the prestigious school of “Gobelins” in Paris. She lives in Montreal. Visit her online at https://www.genevievegodboutillustration.com and on Facebook/GenevieveGodboutillustration.

Editorial Reviews

"Refined, spit-spot-tidy illustrations infuse a spare adaptation of the 1934 classic with proper senses of decorum and wonder."—Kirkus —

From the Publisher

2018-09-17

Refined, spit-spot-tidy illustrations infuse a spare adaptation of the 1934 classic with proper senses of decorum and wonder.

Novesky leaves out much—the Bird Woman, Adm. Boom, that ethnically problematic world tour, even Mr. and Mrs. Banks—but there's still plenty going on. Mary Poppins introduces Jane and Michael (their twin younger sibs are mentioned but seem to be left at home throughout) to the Match-Man and the buoyant Mr. Wigg, lets them watch Mrs. Corry and her daughters climb tall ladders to spangle the night sky with gilt stars, and takes them to meet the zoo animals ("Bird and beast, star and stone—we are all one," says the philosophical bear). At last, when the wind changes, she leaves them with an "Au revoir!" ("Which means, Dear Reader, ‘to meet again.' ") Slender and correct, though with dangling forelocks that echo and suggest the sweeping curls of wind that bring her in and carry her away, Mary Poppins takes the role of impresario in Godbout's theatrically composed scenes, bearing an enigmatic smile throughout but sharing with Jane and Michael (and even the parrot-headed umbrella) an expression of wide-eyed, alert interest as she shepherds them from one marvelous encounter to the next. The Corrys have brown skin; the rest of the cast presents white.

Lovely and evocative, just the thing to spark an interest in the original and its sequels—and the upcoming film sequel, Mary Poppins Returns, which opens in December 2018. (Picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews