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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum

Series: Oz (1), Oz : Baum (1), Oz : Famous Forty (1)

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hdcclassic in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up : hdc vs 1001 children's books (Yesterday, 8:33am)

... Nicholas 246. The Black Smurfs 383. Arabian Nights 398. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 412. The Happy Prince 417. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 429. Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar 430. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils 445. Tintin in the Land of Soviets 446. Emil and the Detecti ...

cataluna in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up : Oh Death, Won't You Spare Me - Cataluna's 1001 Children's Book List (Yesterday, 2:13am)

... 07. 408. 409. 410. 411. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 412. 413. 414. 415. 416. 417. 418. 419. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 420. 421. 422. 423. 424. 425. 426. 427. 428. 429. 430. 431. 432. 433. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame ...

Tanglewood in Books off the Shelf Challenge : Tanglewood's probably overly ambitious goal (Dec 27, 2009, 7:10pm)

... before Jan. 1st. I highly recommend the book. It has all sorts of fascinating tidbits, including the tacit banning of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in some public libraries in the 1950's-1960's.

BarkingMatt in Book talk : The Wizard of Us (Dec 14, 2009, 1:00pm)

Of course this movie, as so many others, was based on a book. At least, I think you are referring to The Wizard of Oz

foggidawn in Hogwarts Express : [New Moon] the movie vs. book (Dec 9, 2009, 12:44pm)

... some discussion of the movie. I generally like the book better than the movie (with a few classic exceptions, like The Wizard of Oz and The Princess Bride) and I don't imagine that New Moon will be one of those exceptions. I'll also add that, when I polled a group of teens I work ...

calm in What Are You Reading Now? : Books Brought Home-December 2009 (Dec 8, 2009, 11:15am)

Stressful day so a spot of retail therapy was needed The Wizard of Oz - years since I read this! Blood Music by Greg Bear (part of the SF Masterworks series that I am trying to collect) a few that will be good for the Alphabet challenge Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name by Vendela ...

jveezer in Fine Press Forum : Wizard of Oz First Edition Library (Dec 5, 2009, 10:11am)

... first one signed by the author's great-grandson (yippee!). First book $20, then $50 thereafter. Seems like a nice set for a Wonderful Wizard of Oz fan.

rolandperkins in Book talk : Another Silly Game Part 35 (Dec 4, 2009, 3:43pm)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

rolandperkins in Book talk : Another Silly Game Part 35 (Dec 4, 2009, 3:43pm)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

sjmccreary in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Monthly Bests (Nov 5, 2009, 10:44pm)

Best of 2009 January Fiction: Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum Nonfiction: The Disorganized Mind by Nancy A Ratey February Fiction: The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson Nonfiction: Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan March Fiction: Girl With the Dragon Tat ...

VetaTorres in Hogwarts Express : Word Association #26 (Oct 19, 2009, 4:57pm)

The Wizard of Oz

nannybebette in 50 Book Challenge : Mark's 50 Book Challenge (MSF59) Part 2 (Oct 2, 2009, 12:45am)

Sorry guys but I loved it. But then I also like The Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, etc. Sorry, I am just being facetious. We are all entitled to our own opinions and even though mine differs from St. Richard's, I do love the way he words his opinions, don't you all? I ...

VetaTorres in Hogwarts Express : Add a Word Drop a Word, #10 (Sep 28, 2009, 11:38pm)

sliver slippers (original color from The Wizard of Oz)

CliffBurns in Literary Snobs : At 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and Beyond (Sep 26, 2009, 12:53pm)

... as Grendel prowled outside the chamber where Beowulf and his men are sleeping, smashing down the door. Read The Wizard of Oz dozens of times in one year--I still wonder why...but something in that book clearly captivated a 9-10 year old mind. After 10-13--trying to find ...

DeltaQueen50 in Book talk : 5 Books you read as a kid that you would like all kids to read (Sep 17, 2009, 2:36pm)

... of my head, would be Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Johnny Tremaine, Little House On the Prairie series, and The Wizard of Oz. I am from Canada.

rolandperkins in Book talk : Another Silly Game Part 28 (Sep 5, 2009, 8:05pm)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L.Frank Baum

Prop2gether in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : flissp 2: The New Batch (Sep 2, 2009, 7:24pm)

... one major flop because she plays a nasty little girl. It was supposed to be Zanuck's response to the huge success of MGM's The Wizard of Oz. It was probably reprinted somewhere as a book (not play) for sale.

jhedlund in 999 Challenge : jhedlund's 999 challenge (Aug 20, 2009, 12:00pm)

... Minutes by Jodi Picoult 21. Lunch Lessons by Ann Cooper 22. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 23. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 24. The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister 25. The Life Room by Jill Bialosky 26. The Four Agreement ...

jnwelch in The Green Dragon : "Introductions" to the genre? Also a specific request? (Aug 7, 2009, 2:42pm)

Dune or Enders Game for sci-fi, and Alice in Wonderland or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for fantasy.

saraslibrary in Thing(amabrarian)s That Go Bump in the Night : The Return of 'What scary movie have you watched recently?' (Jul 31, 2009, 2:24am)

Aahhh, gotcha. Redoing The Wizard of Oz makes much more sense. And I was surprised I liked Sweeney Todd, too. I'm not really into musicals, but I liked the dark theme and most of the actors/actresses.

foggidawn in Hogwarts Express : Book vs Movie - Where do you draw the line? (Jul 30, 2009, 1:15pm)

... the more I love the book, the less I will like the movie. I don't really care for the books The Princess Bride or The Wizard of Oz, but I think the movies are great. I'm more lukewarm towards movie versions of Narnia, Harry Potter, and other favorites, because the version in my head ...

jseger9000 in Thing(amabrarian)s That Go Bump in the Night : The Return of 'What scary movie have you watched recently?' (Jul 29, 2009, 11:43pm)

#102 - I agree. I like Return to Oz more than the Judy Garland Wizard of Oz. I'd like to see Tim Burton do a version of The Wizard of Oz in a style similar to Return to Oz. I think he is overrated, but that movie would seem to be right up his alley.

alcottacre in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Tad's Books in 2009, Part 4 (Jul 26, 2009, 8:02am)

I love old movies! They just do not make them like that any more. My all-time favorite is The Wizard of Oz, but being a huge Bogie fan, I have to throw in To Have and Have Not, his first movie with Lauren Bacall, Key Largo (Edward G. Robinson makes a wonderful bad guy), The African Queen ...

aviddiva in Children's Fiction : help, looking for tales or short stories about object (Jul 22, 2009, 4:46pm)

... the Shuttle and the Needle (again, these last two are about people who own these magic objects;) The Turnip, and The Wonderful Glass. These are all in my edition of Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales published by Doubleday in a book club edition. You will probably find them in other ...

amanda4242 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Books you haven't finished (Jul 20, 2009, 2:30pm)

... it in about three days and really liked it. Maybe it's because I've never had any sort of attachment to other versions of The Wizard of Oz, so I didn't have any expectations about this one.

Catgwinn in Book talk : I need book recommendations for my sister! (Jul 18, 2009, 5:11pm)

... of Green Gables' series suggestion as well as the classics mentioned earlier. My 11 year-old grandaughter is reading "The Wizard of Oz" as part of her summer reading for school (7th Grade in '09/'10)

quaintlittlehead in 1001 Books to read before you die : Funny meme thing from OUR perspective (Jul 17, 2009, 7:05pm)

... involving a writer, book, or literary character. The first dream that I ever remember was that the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz was chasing me around at my friend's birthday party. 14) What is the most lowbrow book you've read as an adult? Twilight. 15) What is the most ...

MrAndrew in Hogwarts Express : Great Lines, Stuck in my Head (Jul 17, 2009, 3:45am)

"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too! AHH-hahahahahahahaha" ~The Wizard of Oz

crazy4reading in What Are You Reading Now? : Books Brought Home - July 2009 (Jul 16, 2009, 10:41pm)

... by Jerome K. Jerome Now today delivered by UPS from another online friend: The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Cause of Death by Paricia Cornwell Silent Night and All Through the Night by Mary Higgins Clark

katylit in The Green Dragon : Who's the first sci-fi or fantasy author you ever read? (Jul 12, 2009, 12:20am)

... up at our cottage that I read too - the ones with the terrible covers ;-) Can't remember what my first fantasy was, The Wizard of Oz, The Water Babies, all the fairy tales I read, it's hard to think of just one.

amanda4242 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : amanda4242's 75 book challenge (Jul 7, 2009, 9:51pm)

47. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz A zillion times better than the movie.

fuzzyforever in Non-Snobs : Children's Books (Jul 3, 2009, 8:18am)

... childrens' books from a mature and childlike point of view. What are your favourites? I like Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz (and I'm planning on reading the sequel), and a big collection of short stories, poetry and plays intended for children. I suppose the reason I like them so ...

Retrogirl85 in 999 Challenge : Whitney's 999 Challenge (Jun 26, 2009, 3:08pm)

Title: The Emerald City of Oz Author: L. Frank Baum Category: Fantasy Total Books: 26/81 Dorothy and the Wonderful Wizard take Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on a fabulous tour of Oz. During their journey they encounter such amazing and amusing people as King Kleaver with his Spoon Brigade and Miss C ...

Retrogirl85 in 999 Challenge : Whitney's 999 Challenge (Jun 26, 2009, 3:07pm)

Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Author: L. Frank Baum Category: Young Adult Total Books: 25/81 Dorothy is a kind, loving farm girl who gets caught in a cyclone carrying herself, her dog Toto and their home across the desert into the Land of Oz making a crash landing in Munchkinland. Af ...

ShannonMDE in 999 Challenge : Shannon's '09 list (Jun 22, 2009, 10:50am)

Lists updated.. Drama / Books to Movie 1 Coraline 1.25 2 Wonderful Wizard of Oz 3.27 3 No. One Ladies' Detective Agency 7.1 4 Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen 7.18 5 Time Traveler's Wife 6 Meet Kit and Kit Learns a Lesson 7 Dead Until Dark 8 ...

Retrogirl85 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Whitney's 75 Book Challenge (Jun 21, 2009, 12:42pm)

25. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Dorothy is a kind, loving farm girl who gets caught in a cyclone carrying herself, her dog Toto and their home across the desert into the Land of Oz making a crash landing in Munchkinland. After the shock wears off she travels down the Yello ...

TheLeMur in BookMooching : Book Mooching: A Book Search Among Friends - June 2009 (Jun 19, 2009, 3:42pm)

... places, the Emerald City being one of them. That said, I'm looking to read up on my Oz knowledge. I already have the Wizard of Oz and Ozma of Oz. I'm willing to offer an extra point to anyone who has any other L. Frank Baum books, books from the Oz series, or a compilation of Oz ...

foggidawn in The Green Dragon : Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror - Word Association Thread - Part II (Jun 16, 2009, 12:31pm)

The Wizard of Oz

jnwelch in What Are You Reading Now? : Books Brought Home- June 2009 (Jun 8, 2009, 10:18am)

... bucks Time Travelers Wife and Thunderstruck by Erik Larson, both in hardcover, another bargain together for 10 bucks The Wizard of Oz and The Land of Oz, old and charming paperbacks for 5 bucks together Dracula by Bram Stoker for 2 bucks and others unpacked from the backpack at ...

alcottacre in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : WilowRaven's 75 (Jun 2, 2009, 1:47pm)

#54: Until I started reading the books myself, I had no idea there were so many either. I read an annotated version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which was great for all of the introductory material - I think the introduction alone was somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 pages, and gave a lot ...

WilowRaven in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : WilowRaven's 75 (Jun 1, 2009, 8:36pm)

I was thinking the same thing amwmsw :) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was a pretty easy read so maybe I can get through the rest...um...soon? Thanks for the list alcottacre :)

alcottacre in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : WilowRaven's 75 (Jun 1, 2009, 1:46am)

#50: Here is the complete list: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Marvelous Land of Oz Ozma of Oz Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz The Road to Oz The Emerald City of Oz The Patchwork Girl of Oz Tik-Tok of Oz The Scarecrow of Oz Rinkitink in Oz The Lost Princess of Oz Th ...

alcottacre in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : WilowRaven's 75 (May 31, 2009, 7:38am)

#47: I am reading the Oz books for the first time this year, too, surprising since The Wizard of Oz is probably my all-time favorite movie. I have read the first two and hope to get to the third soon.

WilowRaven in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : WilowRaven's 75 (May 30, 2009, 11:58pm)

#42 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Confession time - never read this book before! Yikes! So thought I had too - oops :) Very much a classic in my mind. Not as complex or elaborate as I thought it would be, ...

reading_fox in The Green Dragon : Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror - Word Association Thread (May 29, 2009, 10:48am)

... the best you could come up with from bedknob. I'm dissappointed. Oh well from armour being a tin man we'd better have wizard of oz

seekingflight in 100 Books Challenge for 2009 : seekingflight's 100 in 2009 (May 24, 2009, 5:45am)

... idea of telling the ‘other side of the story’ by looking at the back history of ‘the Wicked Witch of the West’ from The Wizard of Oz, and using this to explore the nature of good and evil. Some of the elements of the story did work for me, but overall I just found the execution too ...

jnwelch in What Are You Reading Now? : Another Meme--please forgive me (May 19, 2009, 8:05pm)

... worlds and abilities. 6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old? Fourth grade? L. Frank Baum's Oz books, starting with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. 7) What is the worst book you've read in the past year? It wasn't terrible, but I was disappointed by Savvy by ...

boookywooky in 999 Challenge : Boookywooky's 999 challenge (May 19, 2009, 11:09am)

... books I've read in the past. 24. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink Sad and thought provoking. A good read. 25. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum I'd seen the film many times as a youngster but this was the first time I'd read the book. The book is quite different to ...

RidgewayGirl in Club Read 2009 : dchaikin's 2009 reading log (May 6, 2009, 4:41pm)

... a chapter book just a little over their comprehension. The Sophie books by Dick King-Smith, and then the standards like The Wizard of Oz and the Prydain Chronicles were what we began with, and are now currently up to The Hobbit and Swallows and Amazons. I'm not sure that it helped with ...

foggidawn in Hogwarts Express : "Who am I?" game part 3 (May 6, 2009, 3:35pm)

Toto from The Wizard of Oz?

loriephillips in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Lorie's 2009 Book Reads, Part 2 (Apr 18, 2009, 9:38am)

... i.e., Goodnight Moon does not count)? Lord of the Rings 6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old? The Wizard of Oz 7) What is the worst book you've read in the past year? His Excellency: George Washington 8) What is the best book you've read in the past year? ...

girlunderglass in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : girlunderglass stares out from her display case Q2 (Apr 15, 2009, 2:02pm)

... not count)? Harry Potter series. Franny and Zooey and Nine Stories. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Poe's short stories. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old? No idea. Lassie Come-Home? Fram the Polar Bear? I also loved Greek Mythology ...

ShaggyBag in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : The worst books I've read in the first quarter of 2009. (Apr 11, 2009, 12:55pm)

... have such differing tastes, how many good writers would never see the light? Or bad writers for that matter. The Wizard of Oz books are not really written all that well, not compared to Winnie-the-Pooh or Wind in the Willows, but Baum created an unforgettable world. He also ...

foggidawn in Hogwarts Express : For Espy (Apr 8, 2009, 10:00pm)

... I've never read any Stephen King. Horror is not my thing. 17. Have you ever seen a movie you liked better than the book? The Wizard of Oz comes to mind. Also The Princess Bride, though I do like the book. I just like the movie better. 18. Conversely, which book should NEVER have been ...

PortiaLong in Read YA Lit : Books ruined by movies (and vice versa) (Apr 5, 2009, 11:44pm)

... - read it first, liked the book alot, thought that the movie was "ok" - good effort but didn't quite do it for me. The Wizard of Oz - movie first, liked them both, but the book has sequels! The Princess Bride - movie first, loved it! But I REALLY like the book as well - for ...

atlargeintheworld in Read YA Lit : Books ruined by movies (and vice versa) (Apr 5, 2009, 9:48pm)

... Holland) and A Little Princess (1995, directed by Alfonso Cuarón), both by Francis Hodgson Burnett. i concure about Wizard of Oz. i do like the book, but it just can't stack up to that movie. i was blown away by the movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy but i DID NOT enjoy the book ...

sjmccreary in Plains Fiction : Kansas (Mar 26, 2009, 11:56pm)

... to Kansas or written by Kansas authors. Some are pretty obscure, but here are a few that should be pretty easy to find. Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum - not really about Kansas, but I'd never read the book (watching the movie dozens of times isn't quite the same). It's excellent, by the ...

jhedlund in 999 Challenge : jhedlund's 999 challenge (Mar 26, 2009, 3:30pm)

Whew! It seems like ages since I've been here. I feel like Dorothy in the poppy fields (I'm reading The Wizard of Oz to my daughter right now). Alas, this time the "poppy field" was The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. It took me quite a while to finish the book, and much like Anna Ka ...

ShannonMDE in What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 21 March 2009 (Mar 23, 2009, 11:13am)

So far this week I've got going The Wonderful Wizard of Oz via ebook on Project Gutenberg. This is my first ebook attempt. And Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature which is a YA book about a girl who grew up in a very conservative Christian household but is finding that after being ...

foggidawn in Read YA Lit : Books ruined by movies (and vice versa) (Mar 21, 2009, 1:31pm)

I always cite The Princess Bride and The Wizard of Oz as two movies that were actually better than the books. Of course, die-hard fans of either of those books will disagree with me on this point. There are several movies of books that I enjoy watching, but usually they're not movies based ...

ShannonMDE in What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 14 March 2009 (Mar 19, 2009, 7:47pm)

I am reading my first e-book (via Project Gutenberg). I am reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

jadebird in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : What We Are Reading - Fantasy/SF (Mar 17, 2009, 12:32pm)

I am reading Ozma of Oz. I never read any of Baum's Oz series except the Wizard of Oz. Picked this one because of the talking chicken, of course. I am working on After Worlds Collide and Janny Wurts' Curse of the Mistwrath is next up on my fantasy stack.

alcottacre in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : PorschePaige Down For The Count (Mar 13, 2009, 1:34am)

Welcome to the group! I just read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , albeit an annotated edition, for the first time myself. Are you planning on reading the rest of the series?

janoorani24 in What Are You Reading Now? : Books that came home with you in March 2009 (Mar 13, 2009, 12:34am)

... was better than the book: The Eye of the Needle, though I adored the book, too! The acting was just so good! Oh, and The Wizard of Oz! I could probably go on forever. Congrats on getting your ARC so quickly! I'm still waiting on one I was selected for in December!

PorschePaige in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : PorschePaige Down For The Count (Mar 12, 2009, 6:29pm)

Thus Far: The Magic of Walking The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Learning Joy From Dogs Without Collars (72) to go. Darn that play that consumed me for 2 months.... I'd better get to reading!

jhedlund in What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 7 March 2009 (Mar 11, 2009, 10:04am)

... it next week. Meanwhile, I started The Blind Assassin last night, and already I'm completely hooked! I'm also reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz aloud to my daughter. I figure it's about time. I've seen the movie countless times, read Wicked twice, read Son of a Witch and have A Lion ...

Morphidae in The Green Dragon : March Reads 2009 (Mar 10, 2009, 9:15am)

I read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It was delightful. I was surprised to find out they weren't ruby slippers but silver slippers! I wonder why they changed them in the movie? I'm in the middle of The Shell Seekers by Pilcher for my "Gentle Read" genre. It's okay. I'm having a hard time ...

jnwelch in What Are You Reading Now? : Your Favourite Reading Memory (Mar 9, 2009, 4:27pm)

I have fond memories of reading the Oz books and the Hardy Boys when I was young, among many others, and reading the Nancy Drew books to my daughter and The Magic Tree House books to my son, but my favorite memory is my wife, a professional storyteller, reading all of the Harry Potter books ...

jnwelch in What Are You Reading Now? : What were your favorite books WITH your kid? (Mar 9, 2009, 3:45pm)

Nancy Drew books with my daughter, a mystery buff, and The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne and the Oz books with my son, who likes history and fantasy.

refashionista in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : What We Are Reading - Classics (Mar 2, 2009, 6:46am)

... ) were always my favorites. My son was surprised at the differences between The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the movie!

The_Kat_Cache in TBR Challenge : Kat's 2009 TBR list (Mar 2, 2009, 6:03am)

I couldn't make up my mind what to read next, so I filled my time with something quick and easy to read: The Wizard of Oz. Like many others, my only exposure to Baum's classic work was the movie adaptation. The book has much the same charm, but is delightfully different. I could easily picture ...

refashionista in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : What We Are Reading - Classics (Mar 1, 2009, 8:25pm)

@ #174 I just finished reading a great 1940's edition of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with my 6yr old (he did most of the reading, in truth). I'd forgotten how much I loved the Oz books and hope to reread them this year.

refashionista in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : What We Are Reading - Classics (Mar 1, 2009, 8:24pm)

I just finished reading a great 1940's edition of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with my 6yr old (he did most of the reading, in truth). I'd forgotten how much I loved the Oz books and hope to reread them this year.

katylit in The Green Dragon : "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!" (Feb 28, 2009, 12:42pm)

... was amazing and it was a fascinating experience going to this isolated farmhouse in the middle of Saskatchewan to discuss The Wizard of Oz with an 80 year old retired farmer. Something I'll never forget.

Foxen in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Foxen's books in 2009 (Feb 26, 2009, 8:45pm)

14) The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. I read this due to the distinct vacuum of books I wanted to read on my shelves. I realized that my tbr pile, while vast, exists largely in the form of an Amazon wishlist. Looks like it's time to buy more books! :) Anyway, I picked this one mainly to ...

MrsLee in The Green Dragon : "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!" (Feb 25, 2009, 10:29pm)

*whispers* I didn't like Ozma of Oz. But then, I didn't care much for The Wizard of Oz either. I think Baum and I just don't hit it off.

Morphidae in The Green Dragon : "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!" (Feb 25, 2009, 5:58pm)

Next up in my 1001 Fantasy challenge is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. There seem to be 14 books written by Baum in the series. Do I need to read all 14 to claim I've read the "Oz books" or are the first 3 or 5 or 7 considered the "canon?"

fredanria in 999 Challenge : Fredanria's (attempted) 999 Challenge (Feb 12, 2009, 9:15pm)

... Gables by L.M. Montgomery 6. Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers 7. Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie 8. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum 9. Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll

fantasia655 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Shijuro's 75 Book Exploration for 2009 (Feb 10, 2009, 11:53pm)

Welcome to the group Shijuro and good luck with your challenge, I think I shall reread The Wizard of Oz sometime this year. :)

Shijuro in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Shijuro's 75 Book Exploration for 2009 (Feb 10, 2009, 8:57pm)

Book #2. The Marvelous Land of Oz (ebook) - Also fun, interesting characters and more of a plot than The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Shijuro in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Shijuro's 75 Book Exploration for 2009 (Feb 10, 2009, 8:55pm)

Book #1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (ebook) - Fun, interesting differences from the movie. Written in a simplistic style but with occasional bits of subtly implied humor.

bell7 in 50 Book Challenge : bell7's 81-ish challenge in 2009 (Feb 4, 2009, 6:12pm)

16. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire In this reworking of The Wizard of Oz, Elphaba is born, grows up, goes to school, has extremely strong feelings about injustices in the world, and becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. The cast of characters ...

bell7 in 999 Challenge : bell7's 999 Challenge (Feb 4, 2009, 6:11pm)

... The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire Category: New-to-me authors In this reworking of The Wizard of Oz, Elphaba is born, grows up, goes to school, has extremely strong feelings about injustices in the world, and becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. The ...

sjmccreary in 999 Challenge : sjmccreary's 999 challenge (Feb 1, 2009, 4:05pm)

... with how the challenge is going so far. Category 1 Land of Oz: Books or authors with a Kansas connection 1 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum 2 Civil War: Fiction and non-fiction 1 - in progress - Battle Cry of Freedom 2 - in progress - Annie, Between ...

fantasia655 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : fantasia655's 2009 reads (Jan 30, 2009, 12:47pm)

... of my German Soldier The Tao of Pooh Dicey's Song Sense and Sensibility Story of My Life (parts of it) The Wizard of Oz The Beekeeper's Apprentice The Secret Garden and last but not least Eragon Catey

TheOnlyMe in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : What We Are Reading - Young Adult (Jan 26, 2009, 11:45am)

... so I'm excited. Black Beauty, Little Women (the unabridged version), The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard of Oz are also on my TBR list which is growing, FAST! Although, I'd question how much Alice in Wonderland and Wizard of Oz really are young adult. They are ...

solestria in Book talk : Books made into movies (Jan 26, 2009, 7:57am)

Matilda A Beautiful Mind V For Vendetta Persepolis Sin City The Wizard of Oz Schindler's List Gone With the Wind Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist High Fidelity

carma91 in Book talk : Books made into movies (Jan 23, 2009, 11:13pm)

Tuck Everlasing Peter Pan Wizard of Oz The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Jane Eyre Angels and Demons The Secret Garden Girl with a Pearl Earring Matilda The City of Ember Coraline Zodiac Ordinary People The Outsiders The Mist A Wrinkle in Time Ell ...

Morphidae in The Green Dragon : January Reads (Jan 23, 2009, 11:13am)

... currently reading: The Odyssey by Homer The entire Earthsea series by Le Guin (currently on Tehanu) Next up: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum The Princess Bride by Goldman The only books I've read before are the Harry Potters and the Tolkien's. A few I've recently read " ...

Prop2gether in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : What We Are Reading - Fantasy/SF (Jan 22, 2009, 1:07pm)

... What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart The Little Lame Prince by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* by J. K. ...

cal8769 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Blondierocket's 2009 Challenge (Jan 20, 2009, 9:49am)

I didn't like Tin Man. I'm not sure if it was because it was so removed from the original Wizard of Oz or if I couldn't stand the girl that was cast to play D.G. (Dorothy). She could not act and she really turned me off of the show.

Jacey25 in 999 Challenge : Jacey25's Challenge (Jan 19, 2009, 6:06pm)

2. L. Frank Baum 1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 2. The Marvelous Land of Oz 3. Ozma of Oz 4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz 5. The Road to Oz 6. The Emerald City of Oz 7. The Patchwork Girl of Oz 8. Little Wizard Stories of Oz 9. Tik-Tok of Oz There are more too....

DeltaQueen50 in What Are You Reading Now? : Comfort reading (Jan 19, 2009, 5:52pm)

... my grandson not long ago, and we are planning on reading Treasure Island together, also I'm sure they would both enjoy The Wizard of Oz will probaby try that too. So I guess looking at my list, I get comfort from the books I first discovered when I was young.

sjmccreary in 999 Challenge : sjmccreary's 999 challenge (Jan 17, 2009, 9:34pm)

... of what I've read so far, but decided to go ahead. 1. Land of Oz: Books or authors with a Kansas connection 1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum 2. Civil War: Fiction and non-fiction 1. - in progress - Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson 3. Foreig ...

sjmccreary in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Blondierocket's 2009 Challenge (Jan 14, 2009, 6:09pm)

I read Wizard of Oz for the first time in my life this month. I've seen the movie dozens of times and knew the book would be different, but really didn't know what to expect. I was very pleasantly surprised. I thought the movie was done very well from the book - it was "lighter" than the book ...

blondierocket in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Blondierocket's 2009 Challenge (Jan 14, 2009, 12:52pm)

I found Return to Oz on Netflix. I'll have to watch it soon and let you guys know what I think. I also found the book Wizard of Oz to be quite different from the movie. Sort of like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The book was darker than the movie was.

Artful in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Zoe's Challenge (Jan 14, 2009, 12:45pm)

Even though the Wizard of Oz books aren't all that well written, they are wonderfully imagined, and they are the only true fairy tales ever written in the United States. Our very own and I'm proud of them. Got totally lost in Oz as a child. But I could never bear Le Petit Prince even though ...

suslyn in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Blondierocket's 2009 Challenge (Jan 14, 2009, 12:21pm)

... wasn't convinced from those few shots it was the same. Your description, however, leads me to think it might be. The book Wizard of Oz isn't near a s bright and bubbly as the movie. Guess that darkness was something no one wanted during the depression...

meags222 in List Five Books Parlour Game : Halloween (Jan 14, 2009, 12:16am)

Witch Hunt by Ian Rankin The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire Dead until Dark by Charlaine Harris The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

bohemima in 999 Challenge : Just Dipping My Toes--It's Scary Here (Jan 8, 2009, 11:06am)

... March 8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets May 9. The Book of Three October 10. The Wizard of Oz November 11. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe November VI. Humor 1. Lake Wobegon Days December 2. Three Men ...

jseger9000 in Librarything Series : Hard Case Crime? (Jan 5, 2009, 6:45pm)

... in the Iron Mask say nothing about it being book 5 of the D'Artagnan Romances. Similarly, I'm betting that most copies of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz make no mention of the numerous sequels. Should those books be removed from their series? Of course not. Author intent has everything to do ...

sjmccreary in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : sjmccreary reads in 2009 (Jan 5, 2009, 10:35am)

... with the minimum number of books. As it is, by completing the challenge, you would read 81 books, or 72 with overlaps. Wizard of Oz would be a great book to read with the grandkids. My kids and I went through a phase were we read several children's classics aloud, but somehow we missed ...

Donna828 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : sjmccreary reads in 2009 (Jan 5, 2009, 9:54am)

Wizard of Oz would be a wonderful book to read with my granddaughters. I'll be looking for a nice copy that I can keep at my house and read with them when they visit. Do you have your other Kansas books chosen already? Not sure how the 999 Challenge works. I have a book by one of my ...

MusicMom41 in 999 Challenge : sjmccreary's 999 challenge (Jan 5, 2009, 12:40am)

Wow! 5 stars! I have never read Wizard of Oz either. I may have to remedy that situation! Maybe I'll buy it, read it and then send it to my grandchildren. The oldest one is almost 7. What age do you recommend for this book?

The_Kat_Cache in TBR Challenge : Kat's 2009 TBR list (Jan 5, 2009, 12:28am)

... (finished 2/28/09) 4. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (finished 9/20/09) 5. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (finished 3/2/09) 6. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (finished 10/3/09) 7. Land’s Polaroid by Peter ...

sjmccreary in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : sjmccreary reads in 2009 (Jan 4, 2009, 11:19pm)

2009 Book #1 (finally!) Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum I chose this one for the Kansas category in my 999 challenge. A wonderful children's book about a young girl, carried away from her Kansas home in a tornado to the Land of Oz. There, she meets a variety of characters and has many ...

sjmccreary in 999 Challenge : sjmccreary's 999 challenge (Jan 4, 2009, 11:10pm)

... post my first book. I started reading it late on the first, and I can't believe I didn't finish it until this morning. Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum - goes in Kansas category #1 (but will also fit in new-to-me authors, older than me, and historical settings) Just like in the movie, Dorot ...

jnwelch in FantasyFans : First fantasy novel love? (Jan 3, 2009, 6:26pm)

Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum and Alice in Wonderland.

MusicMom41 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : sjmccreary reads in 2009 (Jan 3, 2009, 2:58am)

I'm looking forward to your comments on Wizard of Oz--I've never read it so only know the movie. Usually the book is better! I think your "reading nationally" category is a great idea!

saraslibrary in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : saraslibrary's 75 Books Challenge for 2009 (Jan 2, 2009, 3:01pm)

... by a guy named Franklin O. Davies; but after doing some Googling, I found out it was all based on L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz books. No surprise there. An interesting twist: most of the characters are black.

Donna828 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : sjmccreary reads in 2009 (Jan 2, 2009, 1:48pm)

The Wizard of Oz seems like a lovely book to begin a new year of reading. I've never read it and will look forward to hearing your final comments. >14 About our Missouri Reads, I guess that now that I live in The Ozarks, I have become immune to hillbilly jokes and gibes. I am quick to remind ...

sjmccreary in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : sjmccreary reads in 2009 (Jan 2, 2009, 9:56am)

... and a new year, then I won't have to be so strict with myself. I'm definitely not good at that! I did get started on Wizard of Oz yesterday, but (disappointly) only got about 1/3 through it. I kept dozing off in the chair. When my husband suggested going to the mall for a while, I ...

sjmccreary in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : sjmccreary reads in 2009 (Jan 1, 2009, 3:23pm)

... by Wayne Johnston A Secret and Unlawful Killing by Cora Harrison But the book I'm planning to read today is Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum. This will be the kick-off book for my 999 challenge, and will count for my Kansas category. I'm very excited about reading this year - ...

boookywooky in 999 Challenge : Boookywooky's 999 challenge (Dec 29, 2008, 10:34am)

... Bridge by Ambrose Bierce (Completed 5 Jan) 3. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Completed 20 March) 4. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Completed 22 April) 5. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (TBR) 6. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut ...

jhedlund in 999 Challenge : jhedlund's 999 challenge (Dec 27, 2008, 10:45am)

... by Roald Dahl *October 7 7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak *January 3 8. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum *April 18 9. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling *February 18 This category ...

sjmccreary in 999 Challenge : sjmccreary's 999 challenge (Dec 15, 2008, 4:32pm)

I stopped by the library today and picked up a copy of Wizard of Oz to read on January 1. They had a dozen or more different editions of that book, so I choose the "Kansas Centennial Edition" published by the University Press of Kansas, which seem the most fitting. Inexplicably, the library had ...

ShannonMDE in 999 Challenge : Shannon's '09 list (Dec 10, 2008, 3:07pm)

Series 1) Confessions of a Shopaholic 12.31.08 2) Wonderful Wizard of Oz 3.27.09 3) The Last Olympian 5.7.09 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) My patrons at the library really like Debbie Macomber and I've yet to read anything by her, and Nora Roberts too..

dulcibelle in 50 Book Challenge : Dulcibelle May 2008 - May 2009 (Nov 29, 2008, 11:05am)

37. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - My sister bought me a copy of this (her all time favorite children's book) when I confessed that I had never read it. It was OK and is different from the movie (something I knew, but I didn't know different how). I may try to track down the sequels some ...

sjmccreary in 999 Challenge : What will you read first? (Nov 23, 2008, 4:05pm)

I'm planning to read Wizard of Oz on January 1 for my Kansas category, which is the one I'm most excited about. Then I will probably have a civil war nonfiction lined up to go next - maybe the same day. I'm thinking about Battle Cry of Freedom, which will be a re-read from about 10 years ago. ...

Retrogirl85 in 999 Challenge : Whitney's 999 Challenge (Nov 17, 2008, 10:26am)

... owling 4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling 5. Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Suess 6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 7. The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum 8. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder 9. Litt ...

sarahjanesandra in 50 Book Challenge : sarahjanesandra's 2nd Year - Another 50 (Nov 6, 2008, 11:43pm)

41. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Finished November 3, 2008 Trade Paperback 184 Pages 10837 Total Pages Read 264 Average Pages Read

RidgewayGirl in 999 Challenge : sjmccreary's 999 challenge (Oct 23, 2008, 12:25pm)

... like the Kansas category. I think you'll find plenty of books to fill it, although it will take awhile. In Cold Blood and Wizard of Oz are both wonderful books, so you have a good start. I believe The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton by Jane Smiley sets the largest segment ...

sjmccreary in 999 Challenge : sjmccreary's 999 challenge (Oct 14, 2008, 6:22pm)

... Sort of a literary "old home week"! Maybe I'll finally get around to reading In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum - perhaps the 2 most famous "Kansas" books, and I've never read either one of them!

blondierocket in 50 Book Challenge : Blondierocket's 2008 50 Book Challenge (Oct 14, 2008, 3:39pm)

81. The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum The sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Decided to add this series to the other long lists of books to read. The second wasn't as good as the first, but nothing ever is. 82. Wicked by Gregory Maguire A retelling of the story of The Wizar ...

blondierocket in 888 Challenge : Blondierocket's 888 (Oct 9, 2008, 5:15pm)

Read The Tempest for my Shakespeare category and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as an extra in Children & YA. I'm continuing with Moll Flanders and Antony and Cleopatra.

blondierocket in 50 Book Challenge : Blondierocket's 2008 50 Book Challenge (Oct 9, 2008, 5:11pm)

(Plays) 4. The Tempest by William Shakespeare 80. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum I am currently reading Wicked and became interested in reading the fairy tale version of the Wizard of Oz. It’s a classic that I have never read, only watched. Dorothy’s house gets swept ...

moonchildoxo in 50 Book Challenge : My first Reading Challenge! 09/2008 (Oct 7, 2008, 9:37pm)

... - 10-06-2008 I had heard about it and really wanted to read it but made myself promise not to read it until I read The Wizard of Oz. After a few chapters I was not sure if I would like the book, but all I really needed was to get used to reading Gregory Maguire's style. I found the ...

wookiebender in BookCrossing Australia! : Group Reading Log: October 2008 (Oct 1, 2008, 5:21am)

... horribly misogynistic but they took all that out for the movie which was a fun twisted romp, and I think I will always like The Wizard of Oz best in movie form). Call me a philistine. ETA: Oh, and The Orchid Thief was an amazing book, and "Adaptation" (based on the attempted adaptation of ...

crimson-tide in BookCrossing Australia! : Group Reading Log: September 2008 (Sep 30, 2008, 10:54am)

... . . I absolutely agree with you as well wookiebender (and Miss-Owl) about Wicked. Even the bit about never having read The Wizard of Oz and going off to find it and read it. It was an OK read but that's about the extent of it. If it hadn't been the last book to hand towards the end of a ...

moonchildoxo in 50 Book Challenge : My first Reading Challenge! 09/2008 (Sep 29, 2008, 11:17pm)

ok so I have finished 2 so far... 1. The Last Battle - 09-26-2008 AMAZING!! 2. The Wizard Of Oz - 09-29-2008 I'm just glad I finally read this one. my Great grandmother gave it to me as a gift in 1987!!! I always looked at it as a kid and thought that it was the wrong story. It had ...

moonchildoxo in 50 Book Challenge : My first Reading Challenge! 09/2008 (Sep 29, 2008, 11:17pm)

ok so I have finished 2 so far... 1. The Last Battle - 09-26-2008 AMAZING!! 2. The Wizard Of Oz - 09-29-2008 I'm just glad I finally read this one. my Great grandmother gave it to me as a gift in 1987!!! I always looked at it as a kid and thought that it was the wrong story. It had ...

wookiebender in BookCrossing Australia! : Group Reading Log: September 2008 (Sep 28, 2008, 11:58pm)

... (gimme We Need to Talk About Kevin for a dissection on Evil any day of the week). But it did get me interested in reading The Wizard of Oz which I'd never read before! Quite a charming novel (and an excellent movie). Might put it on the short list to read to Mr Bear (who is still enjoying Narni ...

foggidawn in Hogwarts Express : Enlighten Us! (Sep 25, 2008, 11:22pm)

On the movies vs. books question, I usually like the books better, but can think of two exceptions off the top of my head: The Wizard of Oz and (this one may be hotly contested) The Princess Bride.

Prop2gether in The Green Dragon : What kinds of books (if any) do remember your parents reading when you were a child? (Sep 17, 2008, 6:08pm)

... traveled, but family books did. I remember being introduced to Hitty: Her First Hundred Years about the time I read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I went through the entire Children of America and Children of Foreign Lands books very early, and somehow managed to read The Group off the ...

suge in Hogwarts Express : What are you reading in September? (Sep 16, 2008, 4:28pm)

... hasn't read it. Oh, and hey, The Other Side of the Island has a few references and mild spoilers for a few books, like The Wizard of Oz... ummm....and a HUGE spoiler for Bridge to Terabithia. Sorry, I can't remember anymore, so I would be cautious, but it was a great book! edited: I ...

compskibook in Hogwarts Express : Fellowship of the Ring discussion, chapters 4-6 (Sep 15, 2008, 9:01pm)

... in breakfast, second breakfast and elevenses. 18.3 The way everyone fell asleep kind of reminded me of the poppies in Wizard of Oz.

vpfluke in Book talk : Your top 10 Classic Books (Sep 14, 2008, 11:45pm)

... avels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Jungle Book Divine Comedy Pilgrim's Progress Wind in the Willows Wonderful Wizard of Oz

compskibook in Hogwarts Express : The Rumor Mill (Sep 9, 2008, 8:52pm)

Dogs? What happened to the sharkmonkeys? I kind of picture them as an aquatic version of the flying monkeys in Wizard of Oz. Can't you see suge saying "swim my pretties, swim!"

janeajones in Reading Globally : janeajones' memorable books from around the world (Sep 7, 2008, 1:52pm)

... Lovelace Iowa -- A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley Nebraska -- Willa Cather, especially My Antonia Kansas -- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Missouri -- Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer North Dakota -- all of L ...

HeathMochaFrost in 50 Book Challenge : HeathMochaFrost's reading for 2008 (Aug 9, 2008, 10:01pm)

I finished it early this week, then kept forgetting to add it: 29. The wonderful Wizard of Oz. I read it to the boys over several weeks, and because it wasn't "my" book, I forgot to get it counted on here - even though I SAID IN MESSAGE 44 THAT I'D COUNT IT! I think I was just so glad to be ...

jseger9000 in Book talk : Where does an author's domain over a character begin and end? (Aug 3, 2008, 2:04am)

... much detail about the creation of The Grapes of Wrath) as just speculation? I find the gold standard interpretation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz interesting, but couldn't say that it is definitely what the book was about because L. Frank Baum never stated anything either way. However, ...

jlelliott in Geeks who love the Classics : What classic are you reading now? (Aug 1, 2008, 10:53am)

... Tolls, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and The Picture of Dorian Gray, and I reread Candide and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I really enjoyed most of these books, although Don Quixote was a bit of a long slog. I didn't love Walden or the The Picture of Dorian Gray ...

HeathMochaFrost in 50 Book Challenge : HeathMochaFrost's reading for 2008 (Jul 28, 2008, 8:57am)

... so far - and started reading The prime of Miss Jean Brodie yesterday, another fairly short one. I've also been reading The wonderful Wizard of Oz to my sons, and it's long enough that I'm gonna count it here whenever we FINALLY finish it!

pwaak in Build the Open Shelves Classification : Classical classification stumbling blocks (Jul 15, 2008, 1:53am)

... movie "The Wizard of Oz" is considered an expression of a derivative work, not a direct expression of L. Frank Baum's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

ildanochbooks in Book talk : What was your first book or author read by yourself in childhood (Jul 10, 2008, 7:16pm)

The first book I remember reading was The Hobbit when I was 6 years old. But I had a full set of Oz books at the same time and I'm sure I read them ... just not sure if before or after JRR. I also had Big Red, Black Beauty, and a ton of other books. By the time I could ride a bike I ...

PiyushChourasia in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Piyush's 75 Challenge (Jun 10, 2008, 3:16pm)

#10 Aesop's Fables - Aesopus #11 The Naked Ape - Desmond Morris #12 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum

PiyushChourasia in 50 Book Challenge : Piyush's 50 books challenge (Jun 10, 2008, 3:16pm)

#10 Aesop's Fables - Aesopus #11 The Naked Ape - Desmond Morris #12 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum

stephmo in Recommend Site Improvements : Anyone want to have a relationship? (May 28, 2008, 10:41pm)

... the more we're looking at something the same but getting out there. In my head, I might be looking at a center with The Wizard of Oz (and understanding that the series are not relationships, but understood, right?), move to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Commemorative Pop-up as a close 3 ...

Mulluane in FantasyFans : First fantasy novel love? (May 24, 2008, 7:24pm)

... that got me started mentioned here. For me as a young child is was also The Wind in the Willows followed by all of the Wizard of Oz books and from there its been fantasy all the way.

Joles in LT's list of great books you should read : Top 25 (May 19, 2008, 3:08pm)

... ens The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Crucible by Arthur Miller Don Quixote by Cervantes The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by ...

Joles in LT's list of great books you should read : Top 25 (May 19, 2008, 3:08pm)

... ens The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Crucible by Arthur Miller Don Quixote by Cervantes The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by ...

hemlokgang in Off-topic : The Person Below Me, Round 15 -- halfway to thirty! (May 19, 2008, 11:54am)

In the woods scene in The Wizard of Oz you can see stagehands moving amongst the trees. TPBM has dressed up as a character from The Wizard of Oz.

Morphidae in The Green Dragon : 1001 Fantasy: Updates As They Happen! (May 1, 2008, 10:26am)

... Through the Looking Glass Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Earthsea Cycle The Odyssey The Princess Bride The Wonderful Wizard of Oz His Dark Materials Dracula Peter Pan Dragonriders of Pern trilogy The Arabian Nights The Illiad Watership Down A Midsummer ...

clamairy in The Green Dragon : Vote for next shared read here, please. (Apr 24, 2008, 4:09pm)

... Carroll Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Beowulf by A. Nonnie Mouse The Wonderful World of Oz by L. Frank Baum Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie The Odyssey by Homer A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare The Faerie Queene by E ...

Nikkles in 888 Challenge : Nikkles1 888 Challenge (Apr 24, 2008, 3:43pm)

... by Lewis Caroll) 3. (In a Glass Darkly by Joseph Sheriden Le Fanu) 4. King Solomon's Mine by H. Rider Haggard 5. The Wizard of Oz 6. (Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse) 7. (The Thin Man by Dahiell Hammett) 8. (Thank you, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse) Selections from 1001 Books You Should ...

Corinne in 50 Book Challenge : Corinne's 2008 Challenge (Apr 23, 2008, 10:01pm)

20. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 5/5 stars

beatles1964 in The Green Dragon : Time to discuss our next read, then? (Apr 22, 2008, 11:45am)

... on the screen. That sounds like an awful lot of fun. I might as well admit I have never read any if the L. Frank Baum Wizard Of Oz books either. I do wn the DVD of the movie with Judy Garland. And no one has ever been able to beat her version of the song Over The Rainbow. It makes you ...

Morphidae in The Green Dragon : Time to discuss our next read, then? (Apr 22, 2008, 11:23am)

How about some "classic" fantasy? Books such as: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Carroll Beowulf The Wonderful World of Oz by Baum Peter Pan by Barrie The Odyssey by Homer A Midsummer's Night Dream by Shakespeare The Fairie Queen by Spencer I haven't read ...

kmarcil77 in 50 Book Challenge : Kmarcil77's 2008 Challenge (Apr 15, 2008, 9:23pm)

9. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 10. The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum 11. Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum 12. Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 13. The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum April: 14. The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum 15. The Patchwor ...

compskibook in Arrested Development : Book References (Apr 1, 2008, 10:33pm)

The Wizard of Oz They call Tobias Dorothy after he "kills" White Power Bill.

boulder_a_t in Librarians who LibraryThing : Literary Classics & Popular Fiction Assistance (Mar 31, 2008, 9:41am)

Wicked and The Wizard of OZ, if OZ is a classic. The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall, or even Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley and Gone With the Wind if that's a classic. (It did win a Pulitzer Prize for Margaret Mitchell in 1937.)

Kerian in Hogwarts Express : Do you read when on a plane? (Mar 21, 2008, 3:09pm)

Hehehe. I have to quit trying to be Trelawney. ;) Very cool about the play! Do you mean for The Wizard of Oz? For Wicked...?

cal8769 in Banned Books : How many have? (Mar 20, 2008, 4:03pm)

... her life), she is appalled that I liked the Harry potter series because it dealt with witchcraft. I asked her if she liked The Wizard of Oz when she was young and she said yes. She doesn't connect that they are both stories. Someone wrote down their imagination's wanderings and that's all it is. ...

aces in The Green Dragon : NOMINATIONS: 1001 Fantasy Books (Mar 16, 2008, 4:20pm)

... Byatt Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins Changing Planes by Ursula K. Le Guin Orsinian Tales by Ursula K. Le Guin The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Tamsin by Peter S. Beagle The Line Between by Peter S. Beagle A Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle

Absurda in Librarians who LibraryThing : Literary Classics & Popular Fiction Assistance (Mar 13, 2008, 3:25pm)

... and other retold fairy tales and Confessions of an evil stepsister Wicked and Son of a Witch as retellings of The Wizard of Oz The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl A mystery involving Dante scholars

RcCarol in What Are You Reading Now? : How your childhood influenced your reading? (Mar 2, 2008, 10:15pm)

... doesn't exist in LT), The Secret Garden, All-of-a-Kind Family. Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, The Wizard of Oz and The Bobbsey Twins were all childhood companions. My mother, father, and stepmother were all big readers, and with one exception, I was allowed to ...

RcCarol in What Are You Reading Now? : How your childhood influenced your reading? (Mar 2, 2008, 10:14pm)

... doesn't exist in LT), The Secret Garden, All-of-a-Kind Family. Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Heidi, The Wizard of Oz and The Bobbsey Twins were all childhood companions. My mother, father, and stepmother were all big readers, and with one exception, I was allowed to ...

rissa in Hogwarts Express : Book or Movie (Mar 2, 2008, 6:15pm)

I like the book version of The Wizard of Oz better, but I have read the whole series. I also like that in the book it is real, not just a dream.

foggidawn in Hogwarts Express : Book or Movie (Mar 2, 2008, 6:12pm)

#14 -- I've always thought The Wizard of Oz was such a case. I'd also say The Princess Bride, but then I'd get mobbed by die-hard fans of the book.

Marensr in Hogwarts Express : First Line Game (Mar 1, 2008, 7:28pm)

Hee Hee The Wizard of Oz Yeah for the birthday girls!

Morphidae in Book talk : Crosspost: 1001 Fantasy Books - Updated (Feb 29, 2008, 1:27pm)

... far... Top book is Beowulf with 18 votes. In second place with 16 votes are Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and the Oz books. Third place tie includes James and the Giant Peach, The Dark is Rising series and Watership Down with 14 votes. Out of 105 books on the first list, 87 ...

Morphidae in The Green Dragon : 1001 Fantasy - Update (Feb 29, 2008, 1:27pm)

... far... Top book is Beowulf with 18 votes. In second place with 16 votes are Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and the Oz books. Third place tie includes James and the Giant Peach, The Dark is Rising series and Watership Down with 14 votes. Out of 105 books on the first list, 87 ...

cal8769 in Book talk : Children Books: With witchcraft's storyline and practices/rituals (Feb 28, 2008, 8:56am)

... anything. It all boils down to how parents spend time and energy with their kids. I don't think that Snow White and the Wizard of Oz are the downfall of society.

ljreader in Off-topic : TPBM NEW thead IX! (Feb 7, 2008, 8:28pm)

Wicked by Gregory Maguire now thats a book. Can't beat The Wizard of Oz by Baum though. My all time favorite the person below me wishes a house would fall on someone they know

aluvalibri in Book talk : How do you make time to read? (Jan 21, 2008, 12:11pm)

... always will. I did the same with my children, when they were small. I particularly remember how they enjoyed listening to The Wizard of Oz and, to this day, they still talk about it. Needless to say that all three of them love books, and two have their own LT account.

lucien in 50 Book Challenge : Lucien's 50 Book Challenge (Jan 11, 2008, 6:51pm)

... On the other hand, I thought it was very tight writing. It accomplishes all this in only a couple hundred pages. 2) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum I've read and seen so many takes on this story but I've never read the original. It's a fun children's fairy tale and a ...

Always_Reading in Hogwarts Express : Harry Potter Name That Quote! (Jan 5, 2008, 9:46pm)

... (should not have said that beserene, but you don't know better) BTW, "Are you a good witch, or a bad witch" is from the Wizard of Oz! Not HP! Quote: "Can I have your autograph Potter, can I lick your shoes Potter?"

Storeetllr in 50 Book Challenge : Storeetllr's 2008 Book List (Jan 5, 2008, 5:19am)

... lots of really strange adventures in another world made up of storybook characters and situations. Reminded me somewhat of The Wizard of Oz (which was alluded to in the book) with a small amount of very warped Lion, Witch and Wardrobe mixed in, until the very end, which brought me to tears. ...

Nickelini in 1001 Books to read before you die : Your one "I cant believe it's not in there" book (Jan 4, 2008, 9:41pm)

Actually, The Wizard of Oz isn't on the list. However, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass both are. As well as Treasure Island and Little Women, which are often given to children.

shewhowearsred in Read YA Lit : November -- What are you reading? (Dec 16, 2007, 1:15am)

I'm reading Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. It's an modern adult spin on The Wizard of Oz and its notions of good and evil, and I'm really enjoying it. I also recently discovered Audible.com and am now listening to Peony in Love. I'm only five hours in, ...

psocoptera in FantasyFans : First fantasy novel love? (Dec 10, 2007, 12:45pm)

I was raised watching Dr. Who. Around four or five my dad started reading me the Wizard of Oz. Our library had the whole series. Then he read the Chronicles of Narnia. He got about halfway through before I decided I was old enough to read them myself. Around ten he gave me The Magic of Xan ...

kaelirenee in What Are You Reading Now? : Book "Couplings" (Dec 3, 2007, 2:56pm)

... and Mirror, Mirror-both about Lucretia Borgia Any Gregory Maguire book and the original story (ie, Wicked and The Wizard of Oz, Mirror Mirror and Snow White)

foggidawn in Hogwarts Express : How much do you think HP has changed Hollywood? (Nov 30, 2007, 11:04pm)

... to read the book after they've seen the movie, will they like the movie better? For example, I like the movie version of The Wizard of Oz better than the book -- and, come to think of it, ditto for Mary Poppins. Kind of unsettling, isn't it?

luvs_2_read in Gloria Stavers Reading Club (Part Deux) : Something you would never hear (a character in a book) say (Nov 28, 2007, 12:35am)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Dorothy - "Oh, I'm so glad I made it to the storm cellar before that cyclone hit our house!" Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Alice - "You want me to drink WHAT? I don't think so..."

kd9 in Science Fiction Fans : Your first exposure to SF literature (Nov 11, 2007, 12:16am)

If you count The Wizard of Oz series as SF (at least it is fantasy), that was my first SF. My mother read it to me when I was four, but she was too slow, so I learned to read using those books and a dictionary. We had all the first editions from my grandfather who worked at MacMillan Publishing. ...

tapestry100 in 50 Book Challenge : tapestry100's 52 books in a year (Nov 5, 2007, 11:20pm)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

... exotic place I ever remembering being intrigued about because of a book was Kansas, which is where Dorothy was from in the Wizard of Oz.

mzonderm in List Five Books Parlour Game : Books and Movies (Oct 25, 2007, 10:55pm)

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy The Firm by John Grisham

Morphidae in The Green Dragon : I think we need an autumnal read... whaddayathink? (Oct 24, 2007, 9:33pm)

... Dragons by Patricia Wrede So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane The Little Prince by Saint-whatshisname The Wonderful World of Oz by Baum Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

reenathebookworm in Hogwarts Express : We All Go Around the World (Oct 15, 2007, 11:50am)

it reminds me of the wizard of oz too :)

foggidawn in Hogwarts Express : Movie Trivia - Guess the Quote! (Oct 10, 2007, 10:48am)

#380 -- The Wizard of Oz?

desideo in Cave ab homine unius libri : O Pioneers - Willa Cather. [Miscellanies] (Sep 4, 2007, 8:00pm)

... West Green Earth Books by Bess Streeter Aldrich Independent People Under the Glacier Cider with Rosie The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Out of Africa Väinö Linna's trilogy - Högt bland Saarijärvis moar, Upp trälar, Söner av ett folk. Giants in the Earth

dreamlikecheese in Awful Lit. : everyone said I should read this because??? (Aug 31, 2007, 12:46pm)

... where she dies. That this territory was covered by L Frank Baum's book is immaterial - this story is meant to complement The Wizard of Oz and show another side to the story. I hope that explains it for you and shows that even if the book wasn't that great, there is at least an internal logic!

citygirl in Myers-Briggs: All Types : Introductions... (Aug 26, 2007, 2:31pm)

... of magic realism, but I've only been able to get into fantasy literature when it's something that's risen to the top, i.e., The Wizard of Oz, The Mists of Avalon (I'm not even sure what's classified as fantasy; please tell me.), or it's tied to other themes that I find interesting, again Mists ...

Jthierer in The Green Dragon : We are slipping!! (Aug 13, 2007, 4:29pm)

The first fantasy I remember reading was an illustrated copy of The Wizard of Oz (which was also my first library book). I remember being so fascinated by it that I re-read it as soon as I finished it. I think I was about 5 at the time because you couldn't get a library card until then. My first ...

A_musing in Book talk : Agrarian novels? (Aug 13, 2007, 3:44pm)

... written later in the century, being rural Iceland, it has the feel of much earlier in the century. Also, don't forget The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Oh, and different kind of agrarian altogether, but what about Out of Africa - the setting is the right period for you.

llamagirl in Flaggers! : Reviews - what do you flag (Aug 9, 2007, 6:34pm)

... for example, Lilithcat you show a review flagged for not being a review, yet in your own catalog you include a "review" of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz describing a re-binding job you did. Admittedly, I admire the fact that you keep up the dying art of book binding, but does this tell your reader ...

MichaelMenche in What Are You Reading Now? : The Modern Library's Top 100 Novels (Jul 30, 2007, 1:39pm)

... social strata. That said, how about movies that were better than the books? The Lord of the Rings? Harry Potter? The Wizard of Oz?

ElizaJane in 50 Book Challenge : ElizaJane's 50 (or 75) Book Challenge (Jul 28, 2007, 10:56am)

... in this thread but our favourites this year (so far!) have been: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang How To Eat Fried Worms The Wonderful Wizard of Oz plus the Magic Tree House books, he really likes those! His dad is going to start reading them to him at bedtime now. They've just finished ...

januaryw in Children's Fiction : Which Children's/YA Book from your Childhood Did You Not Read Until You Were An Adult? (Jul 26, 2007, 6:31am)

I am new to this group and started about a week ago on LT... hi everyone! I LOVE The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and many of the other books in the series, but I didn't read them until I was in my mid-twenties. Since growing up, I also have fallen in love with Roald Dahl books (James and the Gia ...

januaryw in Book talk : what is your fav kid book (Jul 21, 2007, 10:52am)

... picture book is The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch (I love all of this guy's stories). My favorite series is The Wizard of Oz by l. Frank Baum. My favorite book of poetry is Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. My favorite children's book of all time ever is Th ...

lorax in Combiners! : Lolita + Annotated Lolita? (Jul 19, 2007, 3:04pm)

... annotated by Gardner, with a comparable ratio of annotations to text), while the first listed for Alice in Wonderland is The Wizard of Oz. You couldn't ask for a better example of fine social distinctions! The recs for "Annotated" include Name of the Rose and Godel, Escher, Bach, ...

Jakeofalltrades in The Green Dragon : Who would win? (Jul 13, 2007, 10:37am)

... Moriarty Vs. The Insidious Fu Manchu in a Supervillain fight Shere-Khan from The Jungle Book Vs The Cowardly Lion from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The woman from Chocolat Vs. Willy Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in a battle of confectionery and chocolate making...

ElizaJane in 50 Book Challenge : ElizaJane's 50 (or 75) Book Challenge (Jul 5, 2007, 7:45pm)

... on Arrival - Dorothy Simpson 8. Last Seen Alive - Dorothy Simpson 7. Close Her Eyes - Dorothy Simpson 6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum 5. Photo Finish - Ngaio Marsh 4. Grave Mistake - Ngaio Marsh 3. Tied Up in Tinsel - Ngaio Marsh 2. Death of a Fool - ...

Kell_Smurthwaite in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 23 June 2007 (Jun 26, 2007, 12:14pm)

So far this week I have read: The Plucker by Brom The Little Prince by Antoine DeSaint-Exupéry The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Am now about to start The Black Dahlia by James Ellory.

Kell_Smurthwaite in The Literati : So, what are you currently reading? (Jun 26, 2007, 12:12pm)

Have since finished reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and am about to start The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy. June has been a very good month, reading-wise, for me!

Kell_Smurthwaite in 50 Book Challenge : Kell's Progress... (Jun 26, 2007, 12:06pm)

Finished reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and am now moving onto The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy. June has been a good month for books!

DrCris in Children's Fiction : Read-aloud classic suggestions for sensitive child? (Jun 21, 2007, 9:15pm)

... but I am not sure if they would be an issue as the book is clearly mystical The Little Prince - short but wonderful The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - unless you think that Dorothy being lost would worry her too much - maybe try the movie first. Hope some of those suggestions suit.

xicanti in The Green Dragon : book inspired food (Jun 18, 2007, 12:55pm)

... wonderful, but it was actually pretty disgusting. On a somewhat related note, I once made literary gingerbread based on The Wizard of Oz, Harry Potter and The Sandman. It was fun, but it took ages to make the icing behave.

RuzNuz in 50 Book Challenge : RuzNuz 26 + 26 = 52 (Jun 8, 2007, 6:55am)

1. Wicked 2. The Wizard of Oz 3. The Magician's Nephew 4. The Last Battle Now reading The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley.

aviddiva in List Five Books Parlour Game : Let's not forget the dogs, please... (Jun 5, 2007, 12:16am)

... London Lassie, Come home by Eric Knight The Dog in the Tapestry Garden by Dorothy Lathrop and Toto,too... The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Can you tell what I liked to read as a kid?

RuzNuz in 50 Book Challenge : RuzNuz 26 + 26 = 52 (Jun 1, 2007, 9:19am)

Finished The Wizard of Oz. Now hoping to finish up the Narnia series with The Magician's Nephew and The Last Battle.

swilliam in Read YA Lit : What are your favorite YA Fantasy books (May 28, 2007, 7:04pm)

... Sherman Oak and the Magic Potato, and The Santa Mysteries :), written by me. I also love The Magician's Nephew, and the Wizard of Oz.

RuzNuz in 50 Book Challenge : RuzNuz 26 + 26 = 52 (May 25, 2007, 7:19am)

Got Wicked under my belt and am now reading L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz for my second book. Yay!

JPB in The Green Dragon : Writing Styles: Tolkien/Lewis (May 17, 2007, 2:28pm)

... devolves into plotlines that bored me as a youth and made me think of how I found L. Frank Baum's Oz books after The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: dull dull dull. The Lord of the Rings is in such a different league. Yes, I like it, and J.R.R. Tolkien, much more.

thecynicalromantic in The Green Dragon : Literary girl names (May 11, 2007, 6:01pm)

... women have purposely common names like Mary, Elizabeth, and Catherine. So that's boring. There's always Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz series, who is actually a fairly strong character in the books. It's the movie that made her into a useless crybaby.

myshelves in Rock 'n' Roll, Records and Record Collections : Your favorites? (Mar 30, 2007, 10:07am)

... P.S. We need some touchstones here. :-) From BTRIPP's favorite: "I could tell you things about Peter Pan, and The Wizard of Oz --- there's a dirty old man!"

MrsLee in The Green Dragon : Best Fish Out of Water (Mar 29, 2007, 4:15pm)

Does the The Wizard of Oz count? A Wrinkle in Time.

MrsLee in The Green Dragon : Wicked Spoiler (Mar 28, 2007, 2:16am)

#17 - In The Wizard of Oz, all the animals talk. I couldn't see any examples of class differences mentioned above in that book, other than each land had it's own favorite color, none was mentioned as being better than any other. I haven't read the other L. Frank Baum books. As far as the ...

JamieJM in Book talk : Post books that you read at least 3 times (Mar 27, 2007, 12:30pm)

... Boys by Louisa May Alcott Any of The Babysitter's Club books (those were all I would read when I was younger. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum There's a book ( and it's a movie too), and I can't remember if it's "A Little Indian" or "The Little Indian", but I lost count how ...

MrsLee in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 24 Mar 2007 (Mar 26, 2007, 7:19pm)

... It does seem to be one of those love it or hate it books. Would be great to have your views as well. So far I'm enjoying The Wizard of Oz much more, and I don't think Wicked helps that, it's just so good to go to a clean place. :)

MrsLee in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 24 Mar 2007 (Mar 25, 2007, 2:56am)

I finished Wicked, and am beginning The Wizard of Oz. I wanted to refresh my memory on the original. I thought Wicked missed a lot of its potential.

foggidawn in Librarians who LibraryThing : literary dogs (Mar 23, 2007, 11:39pm)

... "literary!"): Hank (and his sidekick Drover) from The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog (and series) Toto from The Wizard of Oz Harold and Howie from Howliday Inn, The Celery Stalks at Midnight, and the rest of the series

lilithcat in Librarians who LibraryThing : literary dogs (Mar 22, 2007, 9:43pm)

... The Thin Man (and others in the series) Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog!), by Jerome K. Jerome The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum (remember Toto?)

xicanti in Book talk : a book and movie club (Mar 21, 2007, 4:24pm)

... any of the first four Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling any of the Lord of the Rings books by J.R.R. Tolkien The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum any Shakespeare play that's been adapted as a film Stardust by Neil Gaiman (the movie comes out this summer) White Oleander ...

xicanti in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 17 Mar 2007 (Mar 20, 2007, 10:03pm)

#73 bookwormteri - the Oz books are a lot of fun. If you take a scholarly approach to books, I think they're particularly interesting as examples of what turn-of-the-century authors hoped to impart to children via nonsense and fantastical settings. The books are cute and have lots of funny bits, ...

bookwormteri in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 17 Mar 2007 (Mar 20, 2007, 2:02pm)

... in high school-a long time ago) and found it disturbing on so many levels, but a gripping read. I am currently reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks. I am not quite far enough into either of them to suggest them, but am ...

gwebber in 50 Book Challenge : gwebber's 50 books (Mar 8, 2007, 10:45pm)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (320 pages) This was very disappointing. I love children's books, especially ones that have a hint of darkness to them. I guess all the darkness I was hoping would be in this book actually came from the movie. The story is actually a bit dull, ...

Beksy in Book talk : Recommendations for a Harry Potter lover who "doesn't usually read fantasy" ? (Mar 1, 2007, 5:42pm)

... be fine, and The Last Unicorn is a great book to start with. Has your sister read A Wrinkle in Time? What about The Wizard of Oz ? If she has, point out the fantastic elements of those stories, and that while the books are written at an Adolescent Literature level, they're not just ...

punkypower in The Green Dragon : High school curriculum (Jan 27, 2007, 10:55pm)

... Beauty The Hobbit Alice in Wonderland Sula Around the World in 80 days Sing-Song When We Were Very Young The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Julius Caesar The Merchant of Venice Hamlet Othello Beowulf Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ...

danthelibraryman in Children's Fiction : Best movie from a children's book (Dec 21, 2006, 1:49am)

Wizard of Oz - although the movie differs from the book in several ways, the movie is a favorite childhood memory. I really liked last year's The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, too.

ciciha in Children's Fiction : Worst movie from a children's book (Dec 17, 2006, 3:51pm)

Here's a twist: I loved the Wizand of Oz movie as a child, and saw it a skillion times. But when I tried to read Baum's Wizard of Oz books, I disliked them intensely because the stories were so different from the movie and the illustrations depicted the lands over the rainbow so "incorrectly." ...

aluvalibri in Children's Fiction : Worst movie from a children's book (Dec 15, 2006, 8:37pm)

I know most of you will think I am crazy, but I have always detested the film version of The Wizard of Oz. I always found the idea of having a teenager (Judy Garland) play the role of Dorothy unbearable.

hobbitprincess in Children's Fiction : Best movie from a children's book (Dec 1, 2006, 6:48am)

I taught The Wizard of Oz to two classes of gifted 6th graders last year, treating them to the movie afterwards. Out of the 50+ kids, only 4 or 5 preferred the movie over the book. They thought the movie left out the most interesting parts and deviated too far from the book. Even though ...

Hera in Children's Fiction : Best movie from a children's book (Nov 15, 2006, 6:22pm)

What, no Wizard of Oz? My favourite film of all time and a brilliant book too.

hailelib in Children's Fiction : Best movie from a children's book (Nov 5, 2006, 7:43am)

How about 'classic' movies? The Wizard of OZ or the original Around the World in 80 Days?

waynegjr in A Critical Look At The Wonderful Wizard of Oz : Oz as a fairy tale (Nov 3, 2006, 12:31pm)

Well, let us take the words of the man himself, from the introduction to my coppy, the 100th anniversary edition: "...the old-time fairy tale, having served for generations, may now be classed as 'historical' in the children's library; for the time has come for a series of newer 'wonder tales' ...

bluetyson in FantasyFans : Must reads of the genre? (Nov 1, 2006, 11:00am)

... The Black Company China Mieville's Perdido Street Station Richard Adams Watership Down L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz etc. Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland C. S. Lewis The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe etc. Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows ...

sandragon in Children's Fiction : Welcome (Oct 24, 2006, 12:10pm)

... YA. As a kid I loved Monica Hughes, Lois Duncan, P.L. Travers, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Judy Blume... the Oz books were also a favorite, but I've recently read the first couple to my 5 year old and it wasn't the same (as exciting or magical) as I remember. *sigh* But my son ...

redthaws in Children's Fiction : Welcome (Oct 22, 2006, 1:48pm)

... read about H.I.V.E. which sounds good but looks hard to get. Only one used one on Amazon. Does anyone else love the Oz books? The new ones and the old ones. And Sharon Creech, and Avi and Jerry Spinelli and Louis Sachar!

Rivercassini in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 16 Sep 2006 (Sep 16, 2006, 11:45am)

... Maguire So Long, See you Tomorrow by William Maxwell The Abortionist's Daughter by Elisabeth Hyde The Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum The V&A Needlepoint Collection by Karen Elder (which sadly I have to pass on, as it's a bookcrossing book - such lovely illustrations ...

ellen.w in Taggers! : Genres (Sep 14, 2006, 3:01pm)

... -- so that I can include things like, say, The Once and Future King (Arthurian myth), Tam Lin (ballad), and Wicked (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) that aren't strictly fairy tales. (I'll have to check your library for others to add to my collection!)

beserene in What did YOU buy today? : What did YOU buy today? Message Board (Sep 1, 2006, 2:33am)

... Utopia Wives and Daughters Scaramouche The Four Feathers Tarzan of the Apes Moll Flanders Pere Goriot The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Agnes Grey The Man in the Iron Mask and several others in the very serviceable trade paperback editions for about $3 a piece. Some are ...

grunin in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 26 Aug 2006 (Aug 31, 2006, 6:33pm)

... My Secret Life as told by H. G. Wells, with illustrations by W. W. Denslow (the original illustrator for Baum's The Wizard of Oz), this is your book. Otherwise I'm not so sure.

morydd in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 12 Aug 2006 [8/12/06] (Aug 18, 2006, 1:43pm)

I just finished Wicked and had to read The Wizard of Oz for comparison. Let's just say I won't be reading anything by Maguire any time soon. Now I'm starting in on The Confusion by Neal Stephenson for the second time.

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