pickOzma‘s birthday is approaching, and her friends are determined to get her gifts that she doesn‘t already have. This involves lots of adventuring all over Oz. Oh, there are also some people with secret magic who want to conquer Oz. This was fun with the Glass Cat and all the talking animals, and even some genuine peril.
I love the way this artist draws the Wizard. He looks so slick and clever. #BeyondtheYellowBrickRoad
so-so#2023Book20
The more Oz books Baum put out, the more he seemed to forget his own previous world-building and rules.
My reading goal for this year is to read 15 books with an extra goal of finishing a few series I‘ve always wanted to read. I started the Oz books probably about age 9. Getting them from the library was always a joy for me and I was definitely going to finish the series. Well life kept getting in the way and I fell behind, reading one every few years. This is my year to finish. Only 2 left of the series making this one 15/15 for the year! #oz #goal
I have a few old books. This is an early reader school book published in 1918. I found it as a child in my grandparents' house. My grandmother used to work for the school district, and that's probably how she got it. It is stamped "DISCARDED" on the inside cover. Btw, my second oldest book is "The Magic of Oz," published in 1919. It belonged to my grandfather, and he had scribbled on some pages as a small child.
#throwbackthursday
pickIn this next to last book in my #OzReread we have two plots going on that happen while characters are out finding birthday gifts for Ozma.
Dorothy and the Wizard end up foiling a scheme by the wily Nome King (the only reoccurring villain in the series) completely by accident, which is how most problems get solved in Oz.
Meanwhile Trot and Cap‘n Bill get trapped on a magic island and Dorothy ends up actually using her wits to save them.
Like I get that the Very Hungry Tiger of Oz‘s whole bit is that he is always hungry but is too nice to eat anybody, but I find his specificity here... troubling.
To say the least.
#FatBabies #OzReread
Sass is in short supply in Oz, but the see-through glass cat can bring it when necessary. #OzReread
There are #thirteen sequels to Frank Baum‘s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The Magic of Oz being #thirteen #Novemberbythenumbers ❤️📚
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