The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum is a children's novel published in 1900. When a cyclone sweeps young Dorothy and her dog Toto from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, she discovers only one way home: she must destroy the Wicked Witch of the West. Joined by a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman, and a Cowardly Lion, Dorothy embarks on an adventure down the yellow brick road to seek help from the mysterious Wizard of Oz.