Reviews

Mary Poppins and the House Next Door by P.L. Travers

kay_slayerofbooks's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

So funny

I have become accustomed to Mary Poppins shenanigans! This was everything I've come to love and expect from a PL Travers book and I loved it.

lyssidee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

mschrock8's review against another edition

3.0

I was on a roll on Hoopla and decided to go on to the next Mary Poppins book. Made me miss our old neighbors.

Listening length one hr, 22 min

nicolenhart's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

2.75

mnstucki's review against another edition

4.0

This is very short--the audio is only about an hour long. But it was darling and might even, oddly, be one of my favorites out of the series.

queencleo's review against another edition

1.0

Miss Andrew is moving into 17 Cherry Tree Lane and spoiling all her neighbours dreams of the imaginary people who could live There, so Mary Poppins spoils Miss Andrews plans... again.

Really not of the standard of the rest.

kdaedwards's review against another edition

3.0

If I'd actually read this one, it may have been four stars, but it's surprisingly difficult to find these lessor known books. As with the last few, this was one long story like the ones in the earliest books. Unlike some of the others, this one felt more like the original stories, so I enjoyed it more.

babyleo's review against another edition

3.0

Mary Poppins books follow the same structure pretty much. Unruly children, Mary Poppins arrives unannounced in a strange way and every one tries to behave while she takes them on strange adventures. This story stays closer to home more as the empty house next door is under threat of a new resident. Miss Andrew makes a return with an addition of a small boy and a lot of the focus is around this. It is a sweet story with the children and their new neighbour as they try to play together without the strict Miss Andrew finding out.

This was one of the stories I like most but I think it was only for the end scene regarding the Man in the Moon. Admittedly it was lacking a little what the other books had, but it was still enjoyable. There were less adventures but you focused on the house which in itself was rather sweet at times.

vaderbird's review against another edition

4.0

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

spencesational's review against another edition

4.0

I bet you thought there was only one Mary Poppins story, didn't you? I bet you didn't realise there was actually six. Me neither. Not until I picked up [b:Mary Poppins: The Complete Collection|8891934|Mary Poppins The Complete Collection (Mary Poppins, #1-6)|P.L. Travers|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1421894310s/8891934.jpg|42909770] that is. Most of us have seen the film/movie of the first book and I'm sure most of us loved it. So, when I saw this in the bookshop, and after getting over the surprise of there being six books, I bought it. [b: Mary Poppins and the House Next Door|1582795|Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (Mary Poppins, #6)|P.L. Travers|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1185476084s/1582795.jpg|2166793] is a very short story of Miss Andrew, a cantankerous old woman, who moves next door to the Banks's with her 'brown-faced' man-servant, Luti. As you would expect, there are tricks aplenty from the magical nanny and for such a short story, a lot was packed in. It's a great little read if you have a spare hour and you're a big kid like me. I loved it.