Description: A beloved classic comes to life with this beautifully illustrated annotated edition on the 100th anniversary of Oz. The world's leading Oz scholar illuminates all of the book's contemporary references, provides fascinating character sources, and explains the actual meaning of the word "Oz". 146 illustrations, 56 in color.
Brief description: L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American author, poet, playwright, actor, and independent filmmaker best known today as the creator--along with illustrator W. W. Denslow--of one of the most popular books in American children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen Oz sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a plethora of other works, and brought several of his works to the stage and screen. His is known to his fans as "The Royal Historian of Oz."
Review Quotes: I have never known or heard of an American man or woman who has started to read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and put it down without finishing it.--James Thurber