The Annotated Wizard of Oz (Centennial Edition)
The "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is the quintessential American fairy tale, but it is also a controversial children's book.This annoted edition illuminates the numerous contemporary references, provides character sources, and explains the actual meaning of the word "Oz". A facsimile of the rare 1900...
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The "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is the quintessential American fairy tale, but it is also a controversial children's book.This annoted edition illuminates the numerous contemporary references, provides character sources, and explains the actual meaning of the word "Oz". A facsimile of the rare 1900 first edition appears with the original drawings by W.W. Denslow, as well as 25 previously unpublished illustrations. There is a bibliography of L. Frank Baum's published work, every notable "Oz" edition and the stage and cinematic productions from 1939's "The Wizard of Oz", to the 1974 Broadway hit "The Wiz".
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780393049923 (0393049922)
ASIN: 393049922
Publish date: October 16th 2000
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 396
Edition language: English
Series: Oz (#1)
I got this book quite early, but it was a book I chose myself, so maybe somewhere between 7-10 years old? Anyway, I enjoyed it even though it was old. It was a Swedish translation. Then we went to England on vacation a couple of times and my sister found four hardcover books with illustrations that ...
A classic children's tale that has just the right balance of sweet and thrilling and scary, with an emphasis on the virtues of determination, courage, love, cooperation, and friendship, but without any tiresome moralizing. Hardcover that I picked up at a church rummage sale for the funky illustra...
The same as the movie and yet, so different too.If I was to describe the story and act like there was no movie to be seen, I would tell you about this dark and whimsical fantasy. Where witches rule the lands and creatures of many kinds are in abundance.I wish I had not seen the film. As epic as it w...
Charming little book. I can see why it's endured like it has. And this is so not a review. I apologize.
I'm not sure if I ever read this book before, but I bought it thanks to the unusual illustration style of Michael Sieben, thinking Lily would like it. We just finished it up as her bedtime story, though at 2.5 years old, she's short on attention, so we'll be reading it again when she's older and mor...
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 by L. Frank Baum, Michael Patrick Hearn, W.W. Denslow, now listed on BookLikes)