![]() “Have you noticed how nobody ever looks up?” The man’s voice was suddenly irritable. This quote from chapter one changed my entire perspective (quite literally) in seventh grade. She recorded patterns of human behavior that most people don’t notice. And the trend continued on the following pages! Dame Julie Andrews Edwards maintained extreme attention to detail and built her theme of imagination in such a seamless, natural way. Every sentence packed so much detail in a simple, concise package. ![]() ![]() I literally could not find a single thing wrong. The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, “Part One: Challenge”Īs I reread the first page of the book, I tried to find any detail that didn’t meet the standards I learned in college. This book made such a big impact on my perspective that I’m going to spend the next couple of weeks reviewing the “practically perfect” book, The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles. About 35 years after that, an awkward, lanky girl dared to lift her head from the school hallway’s laminate tile for the first time in two years. Just like Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews is “practically perfect in every way.” 10 years after Mary Poppins released, Julie Andrews Edwards published The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles. ![]()
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