The Emerald City of Oz [Paperback]

L. Frank Baum (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Blue Unicorn Editions (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583960775
• ISBN-13: 978-1583960776
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best oz book, February 7, 2000

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This review is from: Emerald City of Oz (The Emerald City of Oz) (Mass Market Paperback)

Though I loved the original Wizard of Oz, and have enjoyed all the Oz books for more than 20 years (back to when my mother first read them to me), Emerald City ranks as my all-time favorite. It's full of adventure, suspense and humor. Who could forget the ridiculous roly-poly Nomes and their quixotic plan to conquer Oz with the help of some rather bizarre allies? Or the village where every house and fence (not to mention every inhabitant) was edible? As I write this, my week-old son sleeps in my lap. I can't wait to read him this book when he's old enough to appreciate it.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still my favorite Oz book, January 3, 2005

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Daniel Rosenberg (Highland Park, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Emerald City of Oz (Books of Wonder) (Hardcover)

I just read The Emerald City of Oz to my little boy, who's almost five (see my earlier review of the book from 2000 which I wrote when he was about a week old!), and he and I both enjoyed it immensely. We're reading all the Oz books in order, and are now on our eighth (Tik-Tok of Oz). My son is a huge Oz fan.

One cautionary note to those who wish to read this book to their young children: My little one was actually quite upset and frightened at the prospect of Oz being invaded and possibly destroyed by the Nomes and their ferocious allies. A number of times I had to soothe him by explaining that Ozma was sure to find some way to save her country. Perhaps this is a better book for older children.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite Oz books, December 14, 2000

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Jon Shemitz (Santa Cruz, California, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Emerald City of Oz (Books of Wonder) (Hardcover)

This Oz book is one of the more disjointed ones, more a sort of package tour of Ozma's magic kingdom than a quest. But the vignettes are charming and stick with you. The "Rigamaroles" have become part of this family's culture, with my 12 yo son and I occasionally getting into rigamarole competitions, where we go on and on without saying anything. Bunbury and Bunnybury also stuck with me during the six years between reading this to my first son and my second; utensia is ... punny; and the cuttenclips, the fuddles, and the flutterbudgets are all cute and endearing. A great read aloud for the 5 to 10 set.

Onr thing, though: The famed metallic ink in the Books Of Wonder edition is just sort of glittery. Nice, but not really any big deal. I don't think that this is the best looking BoW Oz book.