The Wizard of Oz - Hardcover

L. Frank Baum

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0448189836 ISBN 13: 9780448189833

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, 1986

Synopsis

Dorothy and her dog Toto experience amazing adventures as they journey to the Emerald City in search of the famous Wizard of Oz

About this title

Review:

For many of us, the adventures of Dorothy in Oz will forever be associated not with Judy Garland singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" but with W. W. Denslow's exceedingly odd line drawings for the original editions of Baum's Oz series. The Viennese artist Lisbeth Zwerger, however, goes a long way toward providing a new and refreshed set of images for the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the humbug wizard. These illustrations are often cockeyed, with occasional realistic details thrown in, like a crow with a corncob in its beak in the first portrait of the Scarecrow. The characters have a poignance and oddity that escaped the makers of the Oz movie.

Book Description:

The Wizard of Oz is a beloved American classic.  This edition, with fine illustrations from internationally acclaimed artist Lizbeth Zwerger, has been reformatted as a readaloud edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0448189836
• ISBN 13: 9780448189833
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 120
• Illustrator: Maraja