Well...this was a bit disappointing to be honest. It turns out that this is the extremely rare case where I enjoy the movie more than the book it was based on. It's also a rare case where I really don't care to continue the series.

There is a good magical component and some very good imagination in the tales, but I had a hard time connecting. The chapters act as short stories rather than a continuing tale. There isn't a lot of transition for a cohesive story and everything instead felt very disjointed. Perhaps the worst thing was that I really did not like Mary Poppins herself. She is nothing like her movie counterpart, but instead is mostly grumpy, short with the children, and quite standoffish. Had she been more like the Disney version, I likely would have enjoyed the book more. It wasn't an awful book, but I'm just let down by my overall experience with it.