Grampa in Oz: The Wonderful Oz Books, #18

ISBN-13: 9780345315878 / Angielski / Miękka / 1985 / 240 str.

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Opis

Return to L. Frank Baum s wonderful world of Oz with this illustrated children s book series.
When King Fumbo of Ragbad loses his head in a storm, Prince Tatters, accompanied by the wise and wonderful old soldier Grampa, sets off to find the king s head, a fortune, and a princess.
With Bill, a live iron weathercock, they visit a Wizard s Garden and discover Urtha, a lovely girl made all of flowers and proceed to fall, swim, explode, sail, and fly above and below Oz and Ev. Grampa and company eventually meet Dorothy herself, travelling with a Forgetful Poet in search of the missing princess of Perhaps City who has been condemned to marry a monster
Praise for the Oz series
Where the young stay young and the old grow young forever these books are for readers of all ages. Ray Bradbury
The land of Oz has managed to fascinate each new generation. . . . The Oz books continue to exert their spell . . . and those who read them] are often made what they were not imaginative, tolerant, alert to wonders. Gore Vidal
I was raised with the Oz books, and their enchantment, humor and excitement remain with me. They are still a joy and a treasure. I welcome this Oz revival. Stephen R. Donaldson"