Wizard Of Oz (Scholastic Junior Classics)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 043923641X ISBN 13: 9780439236416

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks, 2001

Dorothy, along with her beloved dog Toto, finds herself stranded in a bizarre and magical world after a terrible cyclone, and must embark on a journey to the Emerald City to implore the Great Wizard of Oz for help, and along the way, makes some very special friends--a lion, a tin man, and a scarecrow. Reprint.

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.