Review: Wonderful childhood memories
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2013
I am a Wizard of Oz fan or so I thought.  After reading this book, I find I don't know even half about Oz I thought I did.I have a hard copy of the Wizard of Oz published in 1899.  Yes, 1899 and I wouldn't part with it for the world.  I have checked this Kindle book against the hard copy and find the illustrations in the Wizard of Oz have the same look and feel.Then I read the introduction and learned even more.  As with most famous people, Frank Baum almost didn't become famous.  Hardship and failure was his early life.  Born in 1856, he was 41 before any of his books were published.  Then he wrote the Oz series which I never knew he had.Besides the Wizard of Oz, Baum wrote 14 more stories all about the characters from the original story.  I can't wait to share these with my grandchildren when they come to stay.  Between the stories and the colorful reproductions of the covers, I will enjoy reading them for a long, long time.If you ever want to return to your childhood for a short time, getting this book out and reading a story or two will do the trick especially for the price of $.99.