I just received a copy of the book Practically Poppins in Every Way by Jeff Kurtti. It is definitely a good book.

As with all of Jeff's books, it is easy to read, nicely researched and contains all that you would expect and a little more. It is also a very satisfying physical product.

The book is not, however, an in-depth history book. It is, first and foremost a marketing product, with all the advantages (slick, varied in its approach, etc...) and disadvantages (lack of depth, not a lot of never-seen-before illustrations if any, etc...) of such a product.

If you like Mary Poppins as much as I do and are as excited as I am about the soon-to-be released sequel, though, you will definitely pick it up.