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Enjoy this new Oz story, founded on and continuing the famous Oz stories of L. Frank Baum and written by his great-grandson!
There is trouble in Oz, and Dorothy is needed. With Glinda's help, she and Toto return to Oz. Joined by her old friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion, Dorothy sets out on a perilous jounrey to stop the crafty Jester from using the power of the Wicked Witch of the West's Wand to turn the people of Oz into dolls.
But that seems to be the least of Dorothy's problems as her travels lead her into a treacherous maze, a cave of very hungry dragons, an evil spell that could destroy the Yellow Brick Road--and the daunting knowledge that it's up to her to stop the Jester's terrible plan.
"Dorothy is called back to Oz by Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, because the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion need help. The great-grandson of L. Frank Baum here adds to the Oz canon with a story that is true to the originals. Oz fans will welcome this new adventure."--Booklist
With 50 charming illustrations by Elizabeth Miles. Afterword by Peter Glassman.
Reviews (2)
Horn Book Review
Fiction: F Age: 4-6 Dorothy is called back to Oz by Glinda and Ozma to solve their most recent crisis. Although designed with handsome large type, the text is a simpering, unimaginative follow-up to the famous Oz books. Horn Rating: Unacceptable in style, content, and/or illustration. Reviewed by: mvk (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Gr. 4-6, younger for reading aloud. Dorothy is called back to Oz by Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, because the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion need help. Clicking the heels of her silver shoes, Dorothy, with Toto in her arms, arrives in a remote corner of Oz, where, practical as always, she builds a fire and spends the night. The next morning she and Toto, directed by a large owl-like bird named Wiser, set off to consult the Giant Royal Marshmallow of Candy County. From there, one adventure leads to another, and Dorothy soon finds herself up against a wicked jester who possesses the magic wand that had belonged to the Wicked Witch of the West and is using it to turn the people of Oz into china dolls. But all's well that ends well as Dorothy, with the aid of an assortment of odd new friends, uses "your own wisdom and caring, not magic and trickery, to save your friends." The great-grandson of L. Frank Baum here adds to the Oz canon with a story that is true to the originals and as sentimental. The art, including a color frontispiece and a wealth of black-and-white softly shaded drawings, has a charming whimsy, but it's a bit more saccharine than W. W. Denslow's original illustrations. Still in all, Oz fans will welcome this new adventure. --Sally Estes