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I am an avid fan of The Wizard of Oz series. Ever since I was little, I would obsessively watch the movies, the tv shows, and every other adaptation of the Wizard of Oz and now that they are releasing a movie based off from this book, I needed to read it especially that it's L. Frank Baum's grandson.
This story is not a sequel or any cheap imitation of L. Frank Baum's books but more a tribute to his grandfather and the story starts off with Dorothy in Kansas after she came back from Oz. She sees a beautiful rainbow and runs toward it with Toto. At the end of the rainbow, Glinda appears and tells Dorothy that her friends in Oz are in immediate danger and that only she can save them.
Through the rainbow, Dorothy finds her silver shoes that disappeared when she came back to Kansas and learns that the shoes have lost it's magic only to send her to Oz and back. When she returns to the Land of Oz it hasn't changed except she meets this evil Jester who uses the Wicked Witch of the West's wand and has turned everyone into a porcelain doll and only she can saved them all.
Since this book was written for the 50th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, Roger S. Baum brought a lot of characters that you have fallen in love with through his grandfathers work and makes it a wonderful experience for all fellow Oz fans. Even though I worship this series, I feel like this book is a look back at my childhood. It makes me rekindle with characters who I can relate and fall in love with and makes me realize how we must treasure the innocence of a child and thanks to The Wizard of Oz, we can keep that intact, and offer life lessons of bravery, loyalty, and friendship through Dorothy, Tin Woodman, Lion, and the Scarecrow.
This story is not a sequel or any cheap imitation of L. Frank Baum's books but more a tribute to his grandfather and the story starts off with Dorothy in Kansas after she came back from Oz. She sees a beautiful rainbow and runs toward it with Toto. At the end of the rainbow, Glinda appears and tells Dorothy that her friends in Oz are in immediate danger and that only she can save them.
Through the rainbow, Dorothy finds her silver shoes that disappeared when she came back to Kansas and learns that the shoes have lost it's magic only to send her to Oz and back. When she returns to the Land of Oz it hasn't changed except she meets this evil Jester who uses the Wicked Witch of the West's wand and has turned everyone into a porcelain doll and only she can saved them all.
Since this book was written for the 50th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, Roger S. Baum brought a lot of characters that you have fallen in love with through his grandfathers work and makes it a wonderful experience for all fellow Oz fans. Even though I worship this series, I feel like this book is a look back at my childhood. It makes me rekindle with characters who I can relate and fall in love with and makes me realize how we must treasure the innocence of a child and thanks to The Wizard of Oz, we can keep that intact, and offer life lessons of bravery, loyalty, and friendship through Dorothy, Tin Woodman, Lion, and the Scarecrow.
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