Mary Poppins

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The story of the world's most famous nanny and the children of 17 Cherry Tree Lane. When Mary Poppins arrives at the Banks family, the four children quickly discover that she is no ordinary nanny. Who is this strange, brusque figure with a parrot-headed umbrella? Mary can slide up banisters, has an extraordinary uncle who floats from the ceiling, understands the language of dogs, and sticks stars to the night sky. She promises the children that she will stay with them until the wind changes, and one day she indeed leaves (or rather, flies away) – but not forever! P.L. Travers, an Australian writer and poet, gained fame through her eight books about Mary Poppins, which quickly became classics of children's literature, despite the author claiming she did not write for children. Her character, rude and domineering yet endowed with magical powers, brings enchantment into the lives of her charges and is often compared to Peter Pan.