Grampa in Oz
Author: Thompson, Ruth Plumly
ISBN: 9780345315878
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 12 May 1985
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback / softback
b>Return to L. Frank Baum's wonderful world of Oz with this illustrated children's book series./b>br>br>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.br> br> 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!br> br>b>Praise for the Oz series/b>br> br> "Where the young stay young and the old grow young forever-these books are for readers of all ages."b>-Ray Bradbury/b>br> br> "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."b>-Gore Vidal/b>br> br> "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."b>-Stephen R. Donaldson/b>
ISBN: 9780345315878
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 12 May 1985
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback / softback
b>Return to L. Frank Baum's wonderful world of Oz with this illustrated children's book series./b>br>br>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.br> br> 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!br> br>b>Praise for the Oz series/b>br> br> "Where the young stay young and the old grow young forever-these books are for readers of all ages."b>-Ray Bradbury/b>br> br> "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."b>-Gore Vidal/b>br> br> "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."b>-Stephen R. Donaldson/b>
