Queen Zixi Of Ix

By L. Frank Baum

Book Overview

""Queen Zixi of Ix"" is a fantasy novel written by L. Frank Baum, the author of the famous ""Wizard of Oz"" series. The story follows two children, Bud and Fluff, who are granted a wish by a fairy queen named Lulea. They ask to visit the magical land of Ix, where they meet Queen Zixi and her courtiers. However, the queen is not pleased with her current position and wishes to become a mortal so that she can experience the joys and sorrows of life. To achieve this, she must complete a series of tasks set by the fairy queen, including finding a pair of magical shoes and a cloak that will make her invisible. Along the way, the children and Queen Zixi encounter various obstacles and adversaries, including a wicked magician and a giant spider. Will they be able to complete their quest and fulfill Queen Zixi's wish? ""Queen Zixi of Ix"" is a delightful tale filled with magic, adventure, and whimsy, sure to captivate readers of all ages.The fairies assembled one moonlit night in a pretty clearing of the ancient forest of Burzee. The clearing was in the form of a circle, and all around stood giant oak and fir trees, while in the center the grass grew green and soft as velvet. If any mortal had ever penetrated so far into the great forest and could have looked upon the fairy circle by daylight, he might perhaps have seen a tiny path worn in the grass by the feet of the dancing elves.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1161449981
• ISBN13: 9781161449983
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

I loved this book when I was about 10

I first read Queen Zixi of Ix when I was in fourth grade. I loved it then and got really into it. The story concerns a magic cloak that grants wishes (one wish only per person). For entertainment fairies weave the magic cloak and release it to the people of Nopland. The recipient is a little girl, Fluff. Through absurd circumstances her brother, Bud is crowned king of Noland. Ironically only one person in the story ends up intentionally making a wish on the cloak. The others either forget that they are wearing the cloak or don't know about the cloak's magic properties, and so are granted the first wish that they state as they absently talk to themselves. Because the cloak takes things literally this leads to some absurd consequences as people is Bud's palace find their idle wishes come true. Queen Zixi in the neighboring land of Ix has heard about the cloak. She decides to steal it and after a few tries succeeds. However the wish will not be granted if the cloak has been stolen. Queen Zixi doesn't get her wish and discards the cloak without knowing why. Meanwhile Bud's country of Noland is invaded by very round rude people called Roly-Rouges. He and Fluff don't have the cloak to help them and appeal to Zixi for help. She took the cloak while in disguise and switched it for a fake so the kids don't know that the cloak is missing. They only know that it won't work. The rest of the book follows Zixi helping the children as they hunt down the cloak and deal with the Roly-Rouges. Naturally this happens in unexpected ways. As an adult rereading this book I still liked it, but the pacing felt kind of funny. This is a fairly short book and lots happens (more than I can summarize here). When I read this as a child the pacing felt perfect so I probably read faster now. There are still little jokes included here for adults, though. At one point a character muses that this would be the way things work "in a fairytale, but not here in the real world of Noland". So there are little jokes and ways in which things are worded that adults will get but children will likely overlook as they think about fairies, wishes and magic. This book is written more for children, but if you read it as an adult or if you read it aloud to kids there is something for you too. If you have younger children then this book is definitely a good choice for them. I remember it well from my childhood and I loved it. For a child it is a must read. For an adult it is a quick entertaining read.

My Book Review

Hello, my name is Jill, and I am 10 years old. As a child, I think this book was great. Hey all of you adults out there, if you're planning to buy a book for your child, this one is it! It is about a girl named Fluff and a boy named Bud. Since their father died they lived with their Aunt Rivette in the country. One day, they traveled to the Kingdom of Nole, and when entering the East Gate, Bud becomes King and Fluff princess. Why, you may ask, does he become king? Well, the old king had died, and according to the law of the land of Nole, the 47th person to enter the east gate would become the king, and all relations to live in the palace. Anyway, Fluff is given a cloak by a fairy, in which you can wish for 1 thing, and soon the cloak gets passed around the royal palace. Meanwhile, in the land of Ix, the witch-queen hears about this cloak, and decides to steal it. She tries many attemps, and finally obtains it. But the cloak does not work if it is stolen, so she leaves it in the forest. Then creatures called Roly-Rouges invade the kingdom of Nole, so Aunt Rivette, Fluff and Bud run to the kingdom of Ix, and the queen gladly helps them. When they go to the forest to look for the cloak, it is not there! Can they find it in time? Read and find out!

The Magic Cloak still envokes childhood memories

This is one of those books that you remember reading in front of a fire, and for little girl you probably envisionsed actually slipping on the coat made by fairies. I read this about 20 years ago and I can still summon up the feelings I got reading it, just by hearing, "Queen Xixi." I noticed this book by chance and decided I needed to re-own it. Please read this to you child, even if he happens to be a boy. All of us love fairies, we just haven't seen one, but this book allows us to.

WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!

This was one of my favorite books as a child - I used to listen to the record (read by Ray Bolger) over and over again. L. Frank Baum out does himself in this one. It is every bit as good as all of the Wizard of Oz books he also penned. Truly magnificent! Read this one to your kids (or just to yourself)!

Baum and his incredible, magical prose

Baum presents a high fantasy, set in the rival kingdoms of Ix and Noland. Central to the story is a magic cloak woven by fairies, and the mishaps and adventures that various people experience due to the cloak's existence. Baum, as it is known, is a genius when it comes to story-telling, and his non-stop inventiveness and cleverness has no doubt placed him among the pantheon of children's authors throughout history. This book is highly recommended, not only for children, but for everyone because of its sheer brilliance.