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  • Published: 1 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9780723298847
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 32

The Wizard of Oz

The Graphic Novel and Original Text in one Volume




A new look for this hugely popular fairy tale series from Ladybird!

A perfect first introduction to the classic American story of Dorothy and her journey along the Yellow Brick Road. Simply told with gentle, amusing rhyming text.

Part of the Ladybird 'First Favourite Tales' series - a perfect introduction to fairy tales for preschoolers - it contains amusing pictures and lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with children aged 2-4 year olds.

  • Published: 1 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9780723298847
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 32

About the author

L. Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum was born in New York in 1856. The Wizard of Oz was based on a story he used to tell his own children. It was published in 1900 and became an international bestseller. The Wizard of Oz was made into a stage play in 1902 and a film starring Judy Garland in 1939. Baum wrote 12 more Oz novels and six short stories. After his death in 1919, his publishers carried on producing Oz stories and didn't stop until 1963!

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