MARY POPPINS is the title character of a series of children’s books written by P. L. TRAVERS (1899-1996) and published between 1934 and 1989. The magical English nanny is blown by the East wind to Number Seventeen Cherry Tree Lane, London, and into the Banks’ household to care for their children, Jane and Michael. In each book Mary takes the children on the most extraordinary outings: to a fun fair inside a pavement picture; to visit Uncle Andrew who floats up to the ceiling when he laughs; on a spectacular trip to see the Man-in-the-Moon. With her strict but fair, no-nonsense attitude, combined with amazing magical powers, things are never straightforward with Mary Poppins! But she has only promised to stay until the wind changes…
