The Road to Oz

Dorothy and Toto are off again on an exciting adventure down The Road to Oz! In order to help the lovable,ever-wandering Shaggy ManDorothy and Toto must journey through magical and mysterious lands. Soon the three are joined by a lost lad named Button-Bright and the beautiful young Polychromethe Rainbow’s Daughter. With magic at work and danger aboutthese new friends must journey through cities of talking beastsacross the Deadly Desert into the Truth Pondand through many other strange and incredible places before they can reach the Emerald City. Along the wayDorothy and her companions encounter a whole new assortment of fantastic and funny characters–the crafty King Dox of Foxvillethe magical donkey King Kik-a-braythe terrible bigheaded Scoodlersand Johnny Dooit (who can do anything)–along with old friends Jack PumpkinheadTik-tokBillinaandof coursethe Tin Woodmanthe Cowardly Lionthe Scarecrowand the wonderful Wizard himself. The Road to Oz is the fifth adventure in the magical Land of Oz. For the first time since the original 1909 editionthis stunning new facsimile edition illustrates Dorothy’s fantastic adventures on different colors of paper reflecting where she and her friends are on the road to Oz. Featuring all of John R. Neill’s 126 striking pen-and-ink drawingsthis handsome deluxe edition is one to be treasured for years to come. Afterword by Peter Glassman. This deluxe facsimile of the fifth Oz adventure reunites Dorothy and her friends for Princess Ozma’s glorious birthday party. For the first time since the original 1909 editionthe 126 masterful illustrations are printed on colored papersexactly as the author intended. A Books of Wonder Classic.