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Swept away with their home by a rampaging tornado, Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, find themselves in a strange new land, a land of magic, wonders and dangers. They want to get back home, but to do so they’re going to need the help of a reclusive wizard. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a timeless children’s tale, the first in the series of Oz novels by L. Frank Baum. Summary of the Book Dorothy and Toto aren’t in Kansas anymore. A powerful tornado ripped their house from its foundation and set them flying, setting them down in a strange land. To Dorothy’s chagrin, the house lands right atop an evil witch, the Wicked Witch of the East. However, the witch had been tyrannizing the locals, the little people called the Munchkins. The Munchkins rejoice at her defeat and they tell Dorothy that she’s their saviour. To educate Dorothy of what she’s achieved, the Good Witch of the North appears, telling Dorothy to take the Wicked Witch’s magic ruby slippers. Dorothy slips them on and invokes the wrath of the dead witch’s sister: the Wicked Witch of the West. However, Dorothy wants none of this embargo and only desires to return home. But she isn’t in Kansas, she is very, very far from it. This is the land called Oz, and to return home, she needs the help of a very powerful wizard, the Wizard of Oz. So Dorothy and Toto set off on an adventure through the wondrous land of Oz to try and seek out Oz, the Great and Powerful. Fortunately, their path is a straightforward one. All Dorothy needs to do is follow the Yellow Brick Road. About L. Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum was an American novelist known for the Oz series of children’s novels. This novel is sometimes entitled The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard of Oz was adapted into a hit film in 1939 starring Judy Garland. Series Reading Order The adventures of Dorothy and the tales of the land of Oz continue in The Marvelous Land of Oz.