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The book ‘Making Mary Poppins‘ by Todd James Pierce is scheduled to release on November 11th, 2025 and is available for preorder. Pierce has authored two other popular books known to Disney fans: ‘Three Years in Wonderland‘ and ‘The Life and Times of Ward Kimball’. We bought both of the books and enjoyed them. He is also the host of the Disney History Institute podcast.
‘Making Mary Poppins’ is published by W. W. Norton & Company and shows as hardcover and 240 pages.
Read below for more information on the book! This will be among my top anticipated books for 2025 (I will post an article soon).
Making Mary Poppins: The Sherman Brothers, Walt Disney, and the Creation of a Classic Film
The surprising story behind Walt Disney’s most successful live-action film.
When Bob and Dick Sherman―two relatively unknown songwriters―first walked onto the Walt Disney Studios lot to pitch a song for Annette Funicello, they had no idea that they’d end up meeting Walt himself, or that a few months later they’d be developing the songs and story line for the studio’s biggest live-action movie ever. In this captivating book, Todd James Pierce details the process from conception through production, including the challenges that the boys―and Disney―faced in dealing with author P. L. Travers and persuading her that their vision for the film would resonate with audiences.
While the Shermans and their songs are at the heart of the book, there are also lively anecdotes about the casting of the movie, the innovative special effects, and the relationship between “Mary Poppins” and the larger Disney world. Making Mary Poppins tells the fascinating story behind an iconic film.
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