The Tin Woodman of Oz

L. Frank Baum

The Tin Woodman, assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbows Daughter are on an adventure searching for the pretty Munchkin girl that the Tin Woodman loved before the Old Witch of the East turned his body to tin, causing him to lose his heart. In a series of adventures sure to thrill Oz fans both old and new, these beloved friends face such challenges as a selfish giantess and a group of quarrelsome dragons all to fulfill a promise made long ago to a beautiful Munchkin girl. The Tin Woodman of Oz is the twelfth Land of Oz book written by L. Frank Baum and was originally published on May 13, 1918. This novel provides a backstory for the original novel The Wizard of Oz and reversed a trend of declining sales for the series, perhaps as a result of a desire for nostalgia amid the carnage of World War I. The book was dedicated to the authors grandson Frank Alden Baum.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum

In the first of L. Frank Baums time-Honoréd Oz novels, country girl Dorothy Gale and her little dog Toto are caught in a tornado, they and their Kansas farmhouse are suddenly transported to the fantastical Land of Oz where Munchkins live, monkeys fly and Wicked Witches rule, wild beasts talk, silver shoes have magic powers, and good witches offer protection with a kiss. Desperate to return to her native Kansas, and, aided by the Good Witch of the North, she and Toto together with new friends the Tin Woodsman, Scarecrow and cowardly Lion set out for the Emerald City at the heart of Oz to get help from the legendary, all-powerful Wizard of Oz and to ask him to grant each of them what they most desire only to find that they already possess it. With quirky illustrations, an amusing sense of logic, and delightful characters, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a gratifying start to a well-loved series.

Tik-Tok of Oz

L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum penned fourteen novels in his famous Oz chronology. For the second time a little girl from the United States comes to Oz. The story begins in a faraway corner of Oz, in the small country of Oogaboo. There, Queen Ann Soforth musters an unlikely army and sets off to conquer the rest of Oz. Meanwhile, a girl Betsy Bobbin from Oklahoma and her companion, Hank the mule, are shipwrecked in the Nonestic Ocean. The two drift to shore in the Rose Kingdom, a magical land of talking roses, on a fragment of wreckage. There they meet the Shaggy Man, who is on a quest to rescue his brother from the clutches of the evil Nome King. Betsy, Hank, and the Rose Princess join the Shaggy Man on his journey, and before long they meet up with Polychrome, the Rainbows Daughter; Tik-Tok; and Queen Ann with her army. Join Tik-Tok and friends on an exciting, imaginative journey through the thrilling world of Oz, complete with hairbreadth escapes, wild puns, and mystifying magic. An enduring favorite!

Życie i przygody Świętego Mikołaja

L. Frank Baum

Pełna uroku, ciepła i baśniowości opowieść o Świętym Mikołaju Każde dziecko słyszało o Świętym Mikołaju, który przynosi prezenty na Boże Narodzenie. Mało kto jednak poznał jego historię. Magiczna opowieść Życie i przygody Świętego Mikołaja daje odpowiedzi na wszystkie trudne bożonarodzeniowe pytania. Dlaczego Święty Mikołaj podróżuje saniami, które ciągną renifery? Jak to się dzieje, że mieści się w kominie, i jak udaje mu się dostarczyć wszystkie zabawki w jedną zimową noc? Wydana po raz pierwszy w 1902 roku opowieść zaczyna się w chwili, gdy nimfa leśna znajduje porzucone w lesie niemowlę. Dorastające pośród mitycznych leśnych stworzeń dziecko uczy się, jak pokonywać zło, i u progu dojrzałości odkrywa, jak powrócić do świata ludzi. Wtedy to postanawia obdarowywać prezentami i dzielić się miłością ze swoimi współbraćmi. L. Frank Baum, autor Czarnoksiężnika z Krainy Oz, stworzył porywający wyobraźnię czytelnika, pełen uroku i fantazji świat, zamieszkiwany przez wyjątkowe i wzbudzające sympatię postaci.