Mary Poppins Books in Order
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers contains 10 books, published between 1934 and 1988. The first book is Mary Poppins (1934) and the newest is Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (1988). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1934–1988
- Confirmed
- 2 of 10 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,188 in 6 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 20–30 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,188 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Mary Poppins is a children's fantasy series by P.L. Travers, the Australian-British writer, illustrated throughout by Mary Shepard. The east wind carries Mary Poppins, a magical nanny, to Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane in London and into the Banks household, where she takes charge of the children. Only the first three books show Mary Poppins arriving and departing. Ten catalogued titles run from Mary Poppins (1934) to Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (1988).
How many Mary Poppins books are there?
Mary Poppins has 10 books, released between 1934 and 1988.
Mary Poppins Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Mary Poppins books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Mary Poppins1934 · 202 pages · confirmed 2/419342022/4
- 2Mary Poppins Comes Back1935 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/419352962/4
- 3Mary Poppins Opens the Door1943 · 269 pages · confirmed 2/419432692/4
- 4Mary Poppins in the Park1952 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/419522723/4
- 5The Gingerbread Shop1952 · confirmed 2/41952–2/4
- 6Mary Poppins from A to Z1962 · 53 pages · confirmed 2/41962532/4
- 7Mr. Wigg's Birthday Party1962 · confirmed 2/41962–2/4
- 8Mary Poppins in the Kitchen1975 · confirmed 3/41975–3/4
- 9Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane1982 · confirmed 2/41982–2/4
- 10Mary Poppins and the House Next Door1988 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/41988962/4
Mary Poppins Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Mary Poppins books run from Mary Poppins (1934) to Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (1988), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Mary Poppins in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Mary Poppins books in order?
You should read the Mary Poppins books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mary Poppins book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mary Poppins
Start with Mary Poppins (1934), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mary Poppins book?
Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (1988) is the newest Mary Poppins book released so far.
Is there a new Mary Poppins book coming?
No next Mary Poppins book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mary Poppins at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Mary Poppins title on record dates from 1988, 38 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Mary Poppins books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
- Length
- 1,188 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 236 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mary Poppins books, 2 of 10, were published in the 1980s.
What the Mary Poppins books are about
7 of the 10 Mary Poppins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 5 of 7 books
- Magic 5 of 7 books
- Fantasy 4 of 7 books
- Children's stories, Thai 2 of 7 books
- Nannies 2 of 7 books
- Translations from English 2 of 7 books
More books by P.L. Travers
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- P.L. Travers books in order 17 books