A Guide to Baum's Oz Books: Part I
The best part: The suspense when the Nome King transforms Dorothy’s friends into bric-a-brac one by one.
Why you should read it: Dorothy’s back, and when the book ends, you know she’ll be back again.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908)
Dorothy, a magnet for natural disasters, falls through a crack in the ground during a California earthquake and ends up in the center of the earth. Along for the journey are Dorothy’s cousin Zeb, a talking horse named Jim, and the anti-Toto: a cranky kitten named Eureka. The four of them run into Dorothy’s old friend, the Wizard of Oz, who also managed to fall into the earth in his balloon, and their adventures begin. They encounter a dangerous race of vegetable people who grow on bushes and live in a glass city, invisible bears, the strange Braided Man of Pyramid Mountain, and the flying wooden Gargoyles. Just when things look the bleakest, Ozma magically transports them back to Oz, where Dorothy and the Wizard are reunited with all of their old friends.
The best part: When Eureka the kitten is accused of eating a tiny piglet and goes on trial.
Why you should read it: Everyone’s favorite humbug is back, and he’s up to his old tricks.
In two weeks, this guide to L. Frank Baum’s Oz books will continue with summaries of the next five books in the series.
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