Summary
Little Ojo and his Unc Nunkie are beset by a terrible problem: the bread on the bread tree isn't ripe, and the butter and jam is all gone . . . And out of so small a difficulty, in the magical Land of Oz, arises one of the most miraculous of tales of Oz, in which the reader meets such wondrous chara... Full description
Summary: |
Little Ojo and his Unc Nunkie are beset by a terrible problem: the bread on the bread tree isn't ripe, and the butter and jam is all gone . . . And out of so small a difficulty, in the magical Land of Oz, arises one of the most miraculous of tales of Oz, in which the reader meets such wondrous characters as the talkative Glass Cat, the Wise Donkey, the savage Woozy -- and of course the lovable Patchwork Girl herself.--Amazon.com |
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Physical Description: |
148 p. |
ISBN: |
9781603123747 1603123741 |
Author Notes: |
Married in 1882 to Maud Gage, whose mother was an influential suffragette, the two had four sons. Baum often entertained his children with nursery rhymes and in 1897 published a compilation titled Mother Goose in Prose, which was illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. The project was followed by three other picture books of rhymes, illustrated by William Wallace Denslow. The success of the nursery rhymes persuaded Baum to craft a novel out of one of the stories, which he titled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Some critics have suggested that Baum modeled the character of the Wizard on himself. Other books for children followed the original Oz book, and Baum continued to produce the popular Oz books until his death in 1919. The series was so popular that after Baum's death and by special arrangement, Oz books continued to be written for the series by other authors. Glinda of Oz, the last Oz book that Baum wrote, was published in 1920. (Bowker Author Biography) |