Mary Shepard
(1909 - 2000)
Mary E. Shepard (25 December 1909 – 4 September 2000) was an English illustrator. She is best known for the Mary Poppins children’s books written by P. L. Travers (1934 to 1988).
She was the daughter of E. H. Shepard, a famous illustrator of children’s literature including Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne and The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. She was 23 when her father was too busy to illustrate Mary Poppins and Travers discovered her work on a Christmas card.
She married E. V. Knox, father of Penelope Fitzgerald.
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Adventure May be Anywhere (1939)
Four children on a seaside holiday in Cornwall.
Children by the Sea (1938)
Four children on a seaside holiday in Cornwall.
The Female Felon (1935)
The adventures of a woman who casts her lot in with a pirate crew.
Fun and Fancy (1962)
An anthology of children’s literature.
P. L. Travers
Louis Untermeyer
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Happy Ever After (1940)
A Mary Poppins story which was later included in Mary Poppins Opens the Door.
Maria Poppina ab A ad Z (1968)
Mary Poppins from A to Z in a Latin translation.
Mary Poppins (1934)
When the Banks family’s new nanny blows in on the east wind the children are in for a series of magical adventures.
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Mary Poppins (1981)
In this revised edition of the first Mary Poppins book, some inappropriate language has been removed. The cover image is from the 1997 signed limited edition.
Mary Poppins and Mary Poppins Comes Back (1943)
The two first volumes of the Mary Poppins stories in one. In this edition some of the illustrations are in color.
Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (1989)
In this adventure the Banks children meet Mary Poppins’ uncle, the Man in the Moon.
Mary Poppins Comes Back (1935)
Mary Poppins returns on the end of Michael’s kite string.
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Mary Poppins from A to Z (1962)
Twenty-six short stories about the denizens of Cherry Tree Lane.
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Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane (1982)
It’s midsummer eve and Mary Poppins takes her charges to the park.
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Mary Poppins in the Kitchen (1975)
A Mary Poppins story about food and cooking, with recipes.
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Mary Poppins in the Kitchen (2006)
A Mary Poppins story about food and cooking, with recipes. This is the later edition with colored illustrations.
Mary Poppins in the Park (1952)
More adventures with the world’s favorite nanny, Mary Poppins.
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The Mary Poppins Library (1962)
A boxed set of the four Mary Poppins books: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door and Mary Poppins in the Park.
The Mary Poppins Omnibus (1994)
Includes Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back and Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane.
Mary Poppins Opens the Door (1943)
On Guy Fawkes day Mary Poppins returns, thanks to Michael and Jane’s rocket. The first American edition was published without the frontispiece.
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Agnes Sims
Mary Poppins: The Complete Collection (2010)
This omnibus edition contains all six original Mary Poppins stories: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins in the Park, and Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane / Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (2-in-1 edition).
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