The Wizard of Oz: The Official Picture Book

by Janay Brown-Wood (Author) Pablo Pino (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Follow Dorothy and her dog Toto into the Emerald City with an officially licensed book based on the classic 1939 film!

Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto find themselves in a strange new place after being swept up in a tornado. Taken far from the comforts of Kansas and Auntie Em and Uncle Henry's farm, Dorothy discovers that she's arrived in the Land of Oz--a curious place filled with magical people. Dorothy longs to go home after a scary encounter with the Wicked Witch of the West, who wants the Ruby Slippers Glinda the Good Witch has put on the young girl's feet.

Dorothy must now follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard of Oz to return her to Kansas. Unlikely friends like The Scarecrow, The Tin Man, and The Cowardly Lion join Dorothy and Toto as they journey through the Land of Oz. Will the group of new-found friends make it to the Emerald City and have their wishes granted? Do they already have everything they were looking for all along?

Follow them on their journey to find the Wizard of Oz in this first official illustrated adaptation of the iconic film.

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Hardcover
$18.99

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Janay Brown-Wood
JaNay Brown-Wood grew up with a passion for writing and drafted her first series of unpublished picture books in elementary school. After earning a BA in psychology from UCLA, an MA in child development from CSU Sacramento, and a PHD in education from UC Davis, JaNay still loves storytelling! Follow her on Twitter @janaybrownwood and visit her on the web at www.janaybrownwood.com.

Samara Hardy has always loved to draw. Unfortunately for her parents, this was often on their walls and furniture...with her mother's lipstick. Realizing she might make a career out of this, she graduated with a degree in illustration from Falmouth University and has since illustrated all kinds of wonderful things from picture books to reusable bags. She spends her days scribbling away and drawing by the sea. Follow her on Instagram @samara_hardy and visit her on the web at www.samarahardy.com.

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780762482542
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Running Press Kids
Publication date
February 20, 2024
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV007000 - Juvenile Fiction | Classics
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV027000 - Juvenile Fiction | Media Tie-In
Library of Congress categories
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