A STORY ABOUT A LL OF THE DELIGHTFUL OZ BOOKS
Mr. Baum’s charming stories of the Fairyland of Oz belong to the children, tens of thousands of whom have written to “The Royal Historian of Oz” in the years that these delightful books have been entertaining little folks all over the land. They write of their joy in the stories, giving suggestions for new ones and begging, always, for more.
Imagination and the Happy Spirit are the foundations of all of the Oz books. The natural child-impulse for adventure and the child’s delight in invention are stimulated by the wonderful adventures of the quaint people of the Fairyland of Oz and the marvelous magic wrought by the Wizard of Oz, Glinda, the Good Sorceress and the lovely girl ruler, Ozma of Oz.
Mr. Baum loved and understood children. He de-
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