Mary Poppins comes back vs Mary Poppins Opens the Door: Which Should You Read?

Mary Poppins comes back Pamela L. Travers · 1935 ★★★★☆ 4.0 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Moderate

“It was one of those mornings when everything looks very neat and bright and shiny, as though the world had been tidied up overnight.”

Mary Poppins comes back on the end of a kite string, stays with the Banks family for a while, and then disappears on a merry-go-round horse.

Mary Poppins Opens the Door Pamela L. Travers · 1943 ★★★★☆ 3.8 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Moderate

“It was one of those bleak and chilly mornings that remind you winter is coming.”

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family in a rocket and involves the Banks children in more magical adventures including those with Peppermint Horses, the Marble Boy, and the Cat that Looked at the King.