The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By L. Frank Baum (Author)

Series Signature Editions

Price$9.99

Pub Date 8/5/2025

ISBN 9781454960867

Format Paperback

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OVERVIEW

L. Frank Baum's fantastical tale of a young girl named Dorothy's adventures in the magical land of Oz, now repackaged for Union Square and Co.'s Signature Editions series.

Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, are swept away from their home in Kansas by a powerful tornado and dropped into an enchanting new land called Oz. To get home, the Witch of the North tells Dorothy she must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and ask the mysterious Wizard of Oz for help. Along the way, she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, and together they embark on a strange and magical adventure.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)

L. Frank Baum (1856–1919) was an American author born in Chittenango, New York. At fifteen, Baum’s father bought him a small printing press, on which he and his brother produced their own newspaper, The Rose Lawn Home Journal. By his late teens, Baum had developed an interest in theater and was made the manager of his father’s opera houses. Throughout his career, Baum wrote more than eighty novels for children. He is best known for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its many sequels.  