If you have time over the holidays, I recommend reading some of the original "Land of Oz" books by L. Frank Baum.
They were written for older children or younger adults, so they're an easy read. Most can be finished at one sitting.
Many characters will be familiar, but the books are different than the movie; not better, not worse, just different. If I had to characterize it, I'd say the movie is a more complete story but the books create a more complete world.
They are all in the public domain, and can be downloaded or read online for free at Project Gutenberg, HERE.
...it is interesting to see that some of the same times of promotion was going on just as much as it is now... franchising here and there to monopolize the market...
ReplyDeletenice!! i'll try them!!
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