Left for a week without parents or a cook, the Banks children pitch in and learn to prepare their meals with Mary Poppins' help, in this charming new edition that features an abundance of Edwardian recipes, daily menus, and cooking tips.

P. L. TRAVERS (1899-1996) was a drama critic, travel essayist, reviewer, lecturer, and the creator of Mary Poppins. Ms. Travers wrote several other books for adults and children, but it is for the character of Mary Poppins that she is best remembered.
MARY SHEPARD (1910-2000) was the daughter of Ernest H. Shepard, illustrator of the Winnie the Pooh books and The Wind in the Willows. She illustrated P. L. Travers's Mary Poppins books for more than fifty years.