Mary Poppins vs Mary Poppins in the Park: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Nannies, Babysitters, Fairy Tales, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure
Mary Poppins
“If you want to find Cherry-Tree Lane all you have to do is ask the Policeman at the cross-roads.”
An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.
1 film adaptation
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Mary Poppins in the Park
“The summer day was hot and still.”
More adventures of Mary Poppins, Michael, Jane, the twins, and baby Annabel.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Mary Poppins has the widest readership — 142832 ratings behind its score.
- Mary Poppins runs the darker storyline; Mary Poppins in the Park stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Mary Poppins | Mary Poppins in the Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (142832) | 4.1 (7369) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (168) | 3.9 (16) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Mary Poppins | Mary Poppins in the Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 142832 | 7369 |
| Editions | 109 | 44 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 105459 | 5677 |
| Reading it now | 5141 | 143 |
| Written reviews | 7842 | 275 |
| Wikipedia attention | 8635 | 8635 |
| Pages | 192 | 260 |