L. Frank Baum: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Follow the Yellow Brick Road for adventure and fun

Written by L. Frank Baum

Narrated by Philip Chenevert

Who hasn't heard of the little Kansas girl Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto who were swept up in a tornado and landed, smack dab on the head of the evil witch in the magical Land of Oz? Nobody, that's who. If you have seen the movie, you will enjoy the exciting narration of the book from which it was taken. This is indeed the entire original book exactly as Baum wrote it, with all of the scary scenes and heart warming episodes. As Baum says in the introduction "It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out." And it succeeds wonderfully. It is one of the best-known stories in American popular culture and has been widely translated into many languages. So, listen to this enchanting tale as Dorothy travels the yellow brick road with her new friends the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman to find the Wonderful and all powerful Wizard of Oz. Will he help the trio or cause them more trouble? Listen and find out.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Philip Chenevert
• Release date: Dec 13, 2023
• ISBN: 9798868783586

L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum was born in 1856 in Chittenango in the state of New York. Educated mostly at home due to ill health, he was encouraged by his wealthy father to pursue his early interests in journalism and playwriting. He started his first magazine aged fifteen, had his own theatre at twenty-four and worked for many newspapers and periodicals before turning to children's fiction with stories he had made up for his own four sons. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900, was his third bestselling book in as many years, and launched the series of Oz titles. Baum had moved with his family to Hollywood following the huge success of the books and stage adaptations. His own Oz Film Manufacturing Company failed to capitalize on the stories, and the hugely popular movie The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland, was not made until twenty years after Baum's death in 1939.