Wizard of oz book

My little prep paintings of Oz were but a faint echo of the original magical drawings and paintings of John R. Neill. He illustrated the vast majority of the yearly produced Oz books, giving flavor and substance to Baum's and successors' charming stories. As research for my Oz mural that never was, I read all of Baum's original books and my inner child was thoroughly entertained by his phantasies. There have been many printings, editions and variations over the years, and there is new Oz…

A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of the most famous journey in the world. Follow the yellow brick road! Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. To get home Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City and find the wonderfully mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion whom she meets on the way…

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Playwright, chicken farmer and children’s book author L. Frank Baum published “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” 120 years ago Sunday. The book would sell out its first run of 10,000 copies in eight months and go on to sell a total of 3 million copies before it fell into the public domain in 1956.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Barnes and Noble's Leatherbound Childrens Classics) by Frank L. Baum

$14.99 A very special, beautifully illustrated gift edition of Frank L. Baum’s well-loved classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, complete and unabridged. Join Dorothy and her dog, Toto, as they are whirled up in a great cyclone and find themselves in the magical land of Oz. Series: Illustrated Originals Beautifully illustrated, complete, and unabridged stories in paperback version. PaperPie Brand Partner.

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Popular literature frequently skirts the boundaries between truth and fiction. Many classic literary works have actually been thinly veiled allegories of contemporary or historical events, and many of the world’s most famous writers of fiction such as George Orwell, Mark Twain, Upton Sinclair, and Aldous Huxley are perhaps remembered even more for the depth and ...