Travers famously loathed the 1964 film Mary Poppins — so much so that her will stipulates that a sequel can never be filmed.

The children are happy she kept her promise to stay until the door opened, and they and their parents happily gather round the fire.No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins.

I must say that while I was quite entertained once again and while the writing style is still wonderful, this was so vastly different from the movie that I was rather shocked. She takes charge of the children once again (though she'll only stay "'til the chain of her locket breaks"). I found the part where Annabel was born and instantly handed over to Mary Poppins heartbraking, but an honest portrayal of the time. Once again I found myself lost in the magical world of Cherry Tree Lane, once Mary Poppins is around.Still, these ARE classics for a reason and I hope the books will not be forgotten (especially the later ones) but will still be read to future generations. It is a great follow on from the first Mary Poppins story, and I'm already looking to get a copy of the next book in this series. We see a couple more glimpses of elements used in the movie and stage musical in this book, including the fearsome Miss Andrew, the former nanny of Mr. First US edition, fifth printing of Mary Poppins (December 1934) with first US edition, first printing of Mary Poppins Comes Back (1935) both in red pictorial slipcase.

Her short fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous print and online publications, including Clarkesworld Magazine, Apex Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Strange Horizons and Fantasy Magazine.In Cherry-Tree Lane the houses blinked as their blinds went up, and the thin shadows of the cherry-trees fell in dark stripes across the sunlight. The residents of Cherry Tree Lane are distressed to learn that their beloved Number Eighteen, an empty house for which each neighbour has created an imaginary, wished-for tenant, is about to be occupied by Mr. In the stage musical, she is a former actress who is under constant pressure from her husband as she struggles to enter his social circle. Presumably this means the Banks parents have now learned to spend more time with their children, thanks to Mary Poppins’s lessons. He secretly yearns for his childhood, and finds any opportunity to join the Banks children's games such as kite flying and fireworks.