Here in one volume are both of L. Frank Baum's Santa Claus stories: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, and A Kidnapped Santa Claus. In The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Baum gives us a glimpse into the magical history that surrounds the life story of Santa Claus. In A Kidnapped Santa Clau[...]
BornLyman Frank Baum May 15, 1856 Chittenango, New York, U.S. DiedMay 6, 1919 (aged 62) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale Pen nameGeorge Brooks, Louis F. Baum, Laura Bancroft, Suzanne Metcalf, Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald, Schuyler Staunton, Edith Van[...]
Originally published by G.M. Hill Co., 1900.
L. Frank Baum's classic tale of Dorothy, retold for a younger readersDorothy is a young girl who lives with her aunt and uncle on a farm in Kansas. She and her dog, Toto, are picked up by a sudden tornado and whisked far away, over the rainbow, to the strange magical land of Oz. How will they ever g[...]
When a huge cyclone transports the orphan Dorothy and her little dog Toto from Kansas to the Land of Oz, where she follows the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City where the Wonderful Wizard of Oz will grant any wish. She has further adventures in Glinda of Oz.[...]
"The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick," said the Witch, "so you cannot miss it. When you get to Oz do not be afraid of him, but tell your story and ask him to help you" One of the best-known stories of all time, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (often shortened to The Wizard of Oz)[...]
Each volume in the "Collector's Library" series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The Afterword for this edition of is by Ned Halley.This is the story of Dorothy and her little dog Toto who are carried away from Kansas by a cyclone and [...]
The classic and original story told by L Frank Baum has been adapted into one of children's favourite films and enjoyed by millions. Follow Dorothy as she is whisked away to the land of Oz where she meets all kinds of wonderful, loving and strange characters including the Munchkins, the Scarecrow, t[...]
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a modernised fairy tale, originally published in 1900, and enjoyed by the young and old. This miniature edition presents the complete text by Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) and the original illustrations by William Wallace Denslow. It is suitable for a gift for the coun[...]