Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. F. Baum

[Whitney @ First Impressions Reviews]

Dorthy Gale is farm girl from Kansas whose house is carried away in a cyclone to the wonderful land of Oz. There she meets many interesting persons and creatures and a few companions along the way who follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City in hopes that the great and powerful Oz will grant their requests.

I like this book, but at the same time I didn't. I think this is because some of the magical creatures such as the talking china dolls were unnecessary and got in the way for the real reason of the story, to get Dorthy back to Kansas with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Even so, I did enjoy reading the book that the beloved film was made out of and the creativity was amazing with the Flying Monkeys being controlled by a golden cap, the many shapes of the Wizard, from a ball of fire to a lovely lady and even though I didn't care for the china people they were still very imaginative. Lastly, the Oz books have a wonderful message, There's no place like home