Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. To get home Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City and find the wonderfully mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion whom she meets on the way, Dorothy embarks on a strange and enchanting adventure.

Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American author, screenwriter, and playwright best known as the creator of the Land of Oz. Before achieving literary fame at age 44 with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), Baum pursued a wide variety of careers-including chicken breeding, theater management, and traveling sales-that often failed financially. He is credited with creating the first truly "American fairy tale," deliberately removing the dark, moralistic violence common in European traditions.