Mary Poppins Mary Poppins Mary Poppins is a series of eight children's books written by British writer P. L. Travers and published over the period 1934 to 1988. Mary Shepard was the illustrator throughout the series. The books centre on the magical English nanny Mary Poppins, who is blown by the East wind to Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, and into the Banks' household to care for their children. Encounters with pavement-painters and shopkeepers, and various adventures ensue, until Mary Poppins abruptly leaves—i.e., "pops out". Only the first three of the eight books feature Mary Poppins arriving and leaving. The later
Mary Poppins Returns (soundtrack) by Emily Blunt) and "Trip a Little Light Fantastic" (sung by Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast) were released along with the soundtrack available for digital pre-order. The score by composer-songwriter Marc Shaiman includes musical references to songs and score from the first film written by the Sherman Brothers. Richard M. Sherman served as music consultant. These songs include "A Spoonful of Sugar", "The Perfect Nanny", "Feed The Birds" and "Let's Go Fly a Kite". Shaiman and co-lyricist Scott Wittman began working on the songs in 2016. They wrote nine original songs for the film. Mary Poppins Returns (soundtrack) Mary Poppins