Customer Reviews

The Treasury of Oz: 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 ... Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow Of Oz, Rinkitin

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This is a wonderful book that combines all of the very imaginative OZ books into one volume. Every child should either read or be read these stories as they grow up.

My only complaint with this volume is that it doesn't have any illustrations. I would very much have liked to see a volume like this but with all of the original illustrations. They are so fanciful and lovely that it is a shame to find them missing here. But, to be honest, if they couldn't put the original illustrations, I would prefer no illustrations at all, so this is probably the second best setup. I've seen some publications with newer illustrations, and I haven't seen any that capture the charm of the books nearly so well.

However, even with the lack of illustrations, I still give this volume five stars because it is the stories that are the true stars here and a child's mind can work wonders with the imagery that is described in Baum's prose, even without the aid of illustrations.

It's great to find all the stories in one volume. There are major type-o's in some of the stories e.g. whole chapters missing, chapters out of order, missing text. The book is affordable but missing all of Neill's wonderful illustrations.

The Wizard of Oz has always been one of my favorite movies, and I wanted to fianlly read the book version. I was thrilled when I found this 15-in-1 collection.
As others have said, it does not include the origianl illistrations, which is a shame. Also, I am not sure what marketing executive decided that magenta lettering on a cyan background would be a good idea. It works for the title, but trying to read the back is a nightmare.
Also, the book full of typos. In Ozma of Oz, I believe, the letter "p" was randomly capitolized at the begininng of some words. In a later story whole paragraphs are missing. It was very annoying.
If you can get around those problems, then this is the colletion for you.

If you had xeroxed a copy of this book and then threw a cover on the copy and sold it for $17.54 you would then have what I am about to return for another version. Do not waste your money I can not understand why anyone would want to own this version of such a wonderful book....

I purchased this book for my husband who is a Wizard of Oz fan. It is a wonderful collection of Frank Baum Oz stories in one book. The stories are so imaginative and fun to read. The only thing missing are the pictures that assist the imagination. I purchased the soft cover which is a great value. Highly recommended for Oz fans.

I was very upset to learn that this is a paperback with very flimsy pages and no pictures. I returned it the same day I received it.

I almost need a magnifying glass to read this print, but it is fun to have this collection.
Who knew the ruby red slippers weren't that color after all??

I'M REALLY GLAD TO HAVE THIS, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS INDIVIDUAL BOOKS.
aM GOING TO THE oz FESTIVAL IN CHESTERTON, IN IN SEPTEMBER TO MEET THE SURVIVING MUNCHKINS AND GET THEIR AUTOGRAPHS.

ALSO GOT THE LIFE OF JERRY MAREN. HE IS STILL WITH US, SO IT WILL BE A BIG DEAL FOR MY GRANDAUGHTER, AS THE WIZARD OF OZ IS ONE OF HER FAVORITE MOVIES.

the book is too congested but contents is good. Needs a better break between stories