The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Author: L. Frank Baum

Narrator: Brooke Shields, Paul Rudd

Unabridged: 4 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/12/2012


Synopsis

More than a century after L. Frank Baum first released this magical tale of a young girl, Brooke Shields entrances a new generation of young listeners with her narration of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. 

Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her
and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. To get home Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City and ask for help from the mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion whom she meets along the way, Dorothy embarks on a strange and enchanting adventure.This edition includes L. Frank Baum’s original introduction to the story, read by the actor Paul Rudd.

About The Author

L. FRANK BAUM  was born on May 15, 1856, in Chittenango, New York. He grew up on a country estate called 'Rose Lawn', his father having made a fortune. As an adult, he worked in the theatre, newspapers, and magazines, manufactured an axel grease, managed a general store, and raised chickens! In 1900, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published and became an overnight success. Two years later a musical of the book was produced on stage with Baum writing the lyrics.  Baum wrote 13 Oz books and nine other fantasies. More authors contributed to the Oz series, making a total of 40! The famous movie starring Judy Garland came out in 1939, 20 years after Baum's death in 1919.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hailey on July 26, 2017

Ah such fun! I don't think I'll read the rest of the series but I did really enjoy this.......more

Goodreads review by mark on September 27, 2014

Rick Polito, Marin Independent Journal, 1998......more

Goodreads review by Luca on February 01, 2020

ENGLISH (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) / ITALIANO Dorothy is a young girl who lives with her aunts in a small farm in Kansas. Due to a tornado, she is catapulted with her house in a freaky village... Dorothy's journey, which I discovered at 38 thanks to my daughter and to the well-established habit of......more

Goodreads review by Anne on April 17, 2025

I've never liked the movie. And that's my shameful secret, Random Goodreader. It terrified me that the mean neighbor was going to have Toto put down. And there was never any resolution to that when Dorothy came back from Oz! The movie just glossed over the fact that as soon as Toto set foot in Kansas......more

Goodreads review by Riku on March 09, 2014

The Wizard of Oz as An Economic Parable: A Short Introduction This might be common knowledge or it might not be. Some economics textbooks claim this is a wonderfully esoteric nugget: The story of Oz was an economic parable. Take that, all you who said economics can't be fun. Redistributions of wealth......more


Quotes

“Baum was a true educator, and those who read his Oz books are often made what they were not—imaginative,
tolerant, alert to wonders, life.”—Gore Vidal