Previously published with current title in London by Aurum, 2005. Originally published by Hodder in 1999 under title: Out of the sky she came.

Among twentieth century authors, P. L. Travers was by far the most productive and famous to hail from the British colony of Australia.

The adventures of Mary Poppins, the unusual governess whose remarkable powers transform the lives of the Banks family. A blast of wind, a house-rattling bang, and Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane.

Seven-year-old Ericka is going to be a flower girl in her Aunt Ophelia's wedding.

More adventures of Mary Poppins, Michael, Jane, the twins, and baby Annabel.

Includes discussion of the differences between the Mary Poppins character in the novels and the Walt Disney movie of the same name. Includes photographs, notes on sources, list of Travers' published books, and index.

Celebrates the life and work of Pamela L. Travers on the centennial anniversary of her birth (1899), with entries written by fourteen people who have personally known her.

Discover the true story behind the creation of the world's most beloved nanny, now appearing in Disney's Mary Poppins Returns.

Did I dream it? Where it came from I do not know but I seemed to remember every word, just as if I had heard it . . . Outside the cathedral, the children are told the nativity story from a unique perspective: that of a fox.