![]() Where’s the kite flying? Where’s the practically perfect in every way? Why is Mary Poppins so grumpy all the time? Isn’t she supposed to consist almost entirely of sunshine and spoonfuls of sugar? This isn’t the Mary Poppins I know and love, I thought to myself. ![]() Needless to say, I was completely blindsided by my passionate hatred of this book when I first read it in my 20’s. One of my proudest achievements, as someone whose age had yet to reach double digits, was teaching myself how to spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Mary Poppins quickly became my first Disney obsession, the VHS one of my most prized possessions. In 1987, Stacey McGill from The Baby-Sitters Club introduced me to her favourite movie. “It looked just as if the wind blew you here.” “It did,” said Mary Poppins briefly. ![]() Recently deposited on the doorstep is Mary Poppins and she’s about to teach the Banks children the wonders of impossible things made possible. ![]() Welcome to Number Seventeen Cherry Tree Lane, home of the Banks family. ![]()
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