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Is this a book for the kids? Or is it also for adults? Just want to confirm before starting on the series.

Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) Any children's book that doesn't appeal to adult readers as well, probably has limited appeal to children too. Note that the great children's classics…moreAny children's book that doesn't appeal to adult readers as well, probably has limited appeal to children too. Note that the great children's classics are loved and re-read by adults who first read them as kids (or had them read aloud).

I do think that many of today's children won't understand that in those days well-bred English kids, both boys and girls, wore hats and gloves when they went out; they also might have trouble with the vocabulary and the idea of "high tea"--other than that, if the child has an adult around to ask questions, they should be fine. (less)

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I am only on the third chapter... or fourth. i have lost count, the 'Naughty Tuesday' chapter. I just read where she starts taking them around the world. Quite frankly i am confused by a lot of this story. I enjoy it immensely however. I have never seen the nanny mcphee movies... but I am wondering, do those have some connection to Mary Poppins???

Greg The 'Naughty Tuesday' chapter has been revised twice to eliminate certain racial stereotypes and eventually is called "Bad Tuesday" in later editions.…moreThe 'Naughty Tuesday' chapter has been revised twice to eliminate certain racial stereotypes and eventually is called "Bad Tuesday" in later editions.(less)

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I've just read chapter 4 to my children, "Miss Lark's Andrew". I'm reading to them the Italian translation. In the Italian version names are translated too, so Andrew the dog is Andrea, Mr.Wigg is il Signor Parrucca, etc. but I wondered why Willoughby the mongrel has become Benvenuto. It is a surname in Italian too, but it also has the meaning "welcome". Is it the same for the name Willoughby?

Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) Willoughby would be best translated as "the place of the willows" or perhaps "the village of willows". Willow tree in Italian is "salice" according to…moreWilloughby would be best translated as "the place of the willows" or perhaps "the village of willows". Willow tree in Italian is "salice" according to Google.(less)

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Am I the only one who wants to know what disney has done to my wonderful ,P.L. Travers Mary Poppins?

Belinda Mellor Having seen 'Saving Mr Banks', the film about the author and Walt Disney, I think she was curious about the same thing.…moreHaving seen 'Saving Mr Banks', the film about the author and Walt Disney, I think she was curious about the same thing.(less)

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My edition reads (Revised Version) under the chapter heading of Bad Tuesday. Does anyone know what has been changed?

Julie W I was just skimming through some info online that answers this question. The chapter was actually revised twice. Originally on the trip around the wor…moreI was just skimming through some info online that answers this question. The chapter was actually revised twice. Originally on the trip around the world, the travelers met with people of different races. It sounds like the characters were a bit too stereotyped and Ms. Travers was criticized. She revised it once in 1967 but I guess the changes weren’t enough. In 1981 it was revised again with animals instead of people. (less)

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