Whose book is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
Quick Answer
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written by American author L. Frank Baum and published in 1900, with illustrations by W. W. Denslow.
The Full Story
L. Frank Baum's story follows Dorothy Gale, a girl from Kansas carried by a cyclone to the magical Land of Oz. With the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion, she travels the yellow brick road to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard for help getting home. The book was an immediate bestseller, and Baum went on to write 13 more Oz novels. The 1939 MGM film starring Judy Garland made the story world-famous. In the book Dorothy's magic shoes are silver; they were changed to ruby red for the film to show off Technicolor.
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