This unique '15 books in 1' edition of L. Frank Baum's original "Oz" series contains the following complete works: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", "The Marvelous Land of Oz", "Ozma of Oz", "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz", "The Road to Oz", "The Emerald City of Oz", "The Patchwork Girl Of Oz", "Little Wizard Stories of Oz", "Tik-Tok of Oz", "The Scarecrow Of Oz", "Rinkitink In Oz", "The Lost Princess Of Oz", "The Tin Woodman Of Oz", "The Magic of Oz", and "Glinda Of Oz". For over a hundred years, L. Frank Baum's classic fairy stories about the land of Oz have been delighting children and parents alike. Now, for the first time, the entire Oz series is available in this single, great-value, edition!
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NEW: December '06: We now also have an oversize large edition available for you. It has bigger text than our standard edition. ISBN code is 1905921004, type this into Amazon and you'll find it.
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L. Frank Baum's foreword to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz":
Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal. The winged fairies of Grimm and Andersen have brought more happiness to childish hearts than all other human creations.
Yet the old time fairy tale, having served for generations, may now be classed as "historical" in the children's library; for the time has come for a series of newer "wonder tales" in which the stereotyped genie, dwarf and fairy are eliminated, together with all the horrible and blood-curdling incidents devised by their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale. Modern education includes morality; therefore the modern child seeks only entertainment in its wonder tales and gladly dispenses with all disagreeable incident.
Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out.
L. Frank Baum Chicago, April, 1900.
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157 of 163 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I like the idea of having all 15 books in one combined book. It seemed like it would make for some fun bed time story reading. However, the small print stopped me in my tracks. I don't feel the book is necessarily of poor quality, however, it is a paper back book, something that seems odd for such a weighty novel. My advice, consider whether or not you feel capable of reading 600+ pages (with no illustrations) of 2-column small font print before making this purchase.
58 of 63 people found the following review helpful
By MsPozzi
Format:Hardcover
I give this book 5 stars because it is "OZ". I purchased something similar, but much much better from Border's , two years ago. Available from Amazon, look for 'The OZ Chronicles'. Volume 1 and Volume 2 contain all of Baum's Oz books. Green Leather Hardcovers, great size print. Volume 3 contains Baum's other books and stories. Incredible find and value.
39 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
So, what do you get? (This is a description of the hardcover edition)
It's a nice solid book, well bound, quite thick (700 plus pages) that makes a good gift. The cover is colorful, and it looks like it'll last for years, even with a bit of mishandling from kids.
You get all of the L. Frank Baum "Oz" stories, except for a few really obscure short stories that were published in the newspapers, where the Wogglebug from "Oz" visits the USA.
The text is printed in two columns, but it's not hard to read - from looking at 'search-inside-the-book', it looks like the hardback is a bit easier to read than the paperback. There aren't any illustrations though.
For a kid who liked the first Oz book and wants to read the others, it's a lot cheaper than buying them all separately!
On balance, recommended, but it looks like it's worth getting the hardcover rather than the paperback.
It's a nice solid book, well bound, quite thick (700 plus pages) that makes a good gift. The cover is colorful, and it looks like it'll last for years, even with a bit of mishandling from kids.
You get all of the L. Frank Baum "Oz" stories, except for a few really obscure short stories that were published in the newspapers, where the Wogglebug from "Oz" visits the USA.
The text is printed in two columns, but it's not hard to read - from looking at 'search-inside-the-book', it looks like the hardback is a bit easier to read than the paperback. There aren't any illustrations though.
For a kid who liked the first Oz book and wants to read the others, it's a lot cheaper than buying them all separately!
On balance, recommended, but it looks like it's worth getting the hardcover rather than the paperback.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Way To See The Entire Story Series
My wife is a huge 'Wizard of Oz' fan, but even she did not believe that there are in fact 15 stories in the series. Read more
Published 11 hours ago by Psyckers
3.0 out of 5 stars
really a huge book
I was surprised that his book has to weight at least 5 pounds and is not designed nor illustrated for kids.
Published 15 days ago by John Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good product over all.
The book cover is a little dirty but I have seen far worse. It seems to be in very good condition considering it is a new book. The book came a little sooner then expected. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Pat Roederer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome
I have been looking to purchase these books since I was a little girl and read them in the library by the window for hours at a time. However, I could never afford to buy all 15. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Victoria Murphree
5.0 out of 5 stars
great
great. been nostalgic for these stories for years, and glad to have found them all collected in an affordable paperback edition
Published 3 months ago by Florence K. Kong
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect selection
I am pleased by the quality of the book and the speed in which it was delivered. Thanks again my wife loves it.
Published 3 months ago by Steven P. Unruh
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent
to receive 15 books all in one is a fantastic idear, especially on such a topic
as well known childrens books, so loved from the the past. Read more
as well known childrens books, so loved from the the past. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Barry Webb
1.0 out of 5 stars
Story Editing & poor quality
I have been wanting to read the complete set of Oz books for a long time & thought that all of them in one book made a lot of sense. Read more
Published 17 months ago by CatfishVVA
5.0 out of 5 stars
bonding oppurtunity
Although I agree with others that this book would be difficult, if not impossible for children to read alone I think the oppurtunity to read this to a child and share a series of... Read more
Published 19 months ago by NSC
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great seller!
Everything was just as described, with prompt shipping. We've been wanting the complete series from OZ, and was delighted to find it in a complete book, all of the books in one!!
Published 20 months ago by maudie63
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