The Wizard of Oz

By L. Frank Baum and Ladybird Books

Book Overview

The classic American story - The Wizard of Oz - from Ladybird

A brilliant introduction to the classic American tale. Find out what happens when Dorothy is transported from Kansas to the magical land of Oz and sets out on the Yellow Brick Road.

Part of the Ladybird First Favourite Tales series - a perfect introduction to fairy tales for preschoolers - it contains amusing pictures and lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds.

Ladybird's First Favourite Tales series is hugely popular and is a great introduction to the most important fairy tales. With a new look and great covers the books are still just as fun to read as ever.

Make sure you look out for the other tales in the series, too

Puss in Boots; Hansel and Gretel; The Ugly Duckling; The Elves and the Shoemaker; Goldilocks and the Three Bears; The Gingerbread Man; Little Red Riding Hood; The Three Little Pigs; The Three Billy Goats Gruff; Chicken Licken; The Enormous Turnip; Jack and the Beanstalk; The Little Red Hen; Little Red Riding Hood; The Magic Porridge Pot; The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen; Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0723292191
• ISBN13: 9780723292197
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.3" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 5 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten

Customer Reviews

A Memory from LONG ago . . .

I haven't seen this book since LONG ago, when I was very little, but I still remember the pictures of this book whenever I think about it . . . This style is a bit different from the original: Dorothy's Kansas shoes are red, the magic shoes are shiny-black (?), the Good Witches are Pilgrim-styled with different ages, the Wizard is a WIZARD (Long beard, tall hat, cloak robe, old face, you know . . . ) and the Wicked Witch of the West's face looks a bit like a clown, but she has a pointy black hat and thick black robe with short (spiky?) hair. I remember the Emerald City being illustrated with LOTS of Towers. If any of you have a different "kid's book" of the Wizard of Oz (where Robert McPhillips has Dorothy wearing PANTS!!!, the Tinman looking like a Knight, the Emerald City resembling the NeverEnding story and the Wicked Witch looking like a troll/ogre), then this book will be better suited because it resembles the original. There is another "kids book" and that version has the illustrations of Angus McBride looking almost EXACTLY like W. W. Denslow. This book is excellent and should be added to your collection of books on the Wizard of Oz and Other Oz Stories!!