Grampa in Oz (Book 18)

By Ruth Plumly Thompson and L. Frank Baum

Book Overview

Return to L. Frank Baum's wonderful world of Oz with this illustrated children's book series. 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. 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 Praise for the Oz series "Where the young stay young and the old grow young forever--these books are for readers of all ages." --Ray Bradbury "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." --Gore Vidal "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." --Stephen R. Donaldson

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345315871
• ISBN13: 9780345315878
• Release Date: May 1985
• Publisher: Random House Worlds
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

Oz never grows old in the heart

This Oz novel, like all oz novels, is really a childs book. Nothing makes a lot of sense sometimes, and things tend to contradict earlier novels. The read is good for any Oz fan though. I love the land of Oz, and over look all contradictions, and things that are absurd and just sit down for a good humorous night of reading. This book will take your mind away for a few hours. Take it away to a far away place, where we never have to grow up, and everything is wonderful and great. It has some of the major charactors star in it, and introduces new and wonderful charactors. The journey they undergo, although it is a little absurd, is funny and amusing. If you liked any of the other Oz novels after the first one, then you should enjoy this one as well. If you are an Oz fan, then no collection can be complete without this whimsical book added to your collection.

Terrific!

I love the Oz books and was not let down with this one