The Gist:
We all know,
and love, the story behind the movie The Wizard of Oz. In this version of the story, pictures
from the classic movie are beautifully laid out along with a fabulous condensed
summary that is perfect for young children.
What I thought:
My four-year-old
daughter loves the Wizard of Oz movie, but some of the scenes are a bit scary,
and the movie is a bit long for someone her age. In Beth Bracken’s version of this story, young children get
a short, sweet, made for them look at this classic. The pictures are taken straight from the movie, and the
extra detail in the artwork, and font is absolutely beautiful!
There is nothing to be scared of in this version. Yes there is still the wicked witch,
but Miss Bracken does not dwell on building the suspense like the movie and
full story need to do. My daughter
loved this book so much, that I have read it at least twice a day since we got
it, and she has decided that our whole family needs to dress up as the
characters for Halloween.
The publisher recommends this book for children 3-8, I would say a more
appropriate age range would be 2-6, I think it is very well suited to introduce
very young children to The Wizard of Oz, but older children, although they
might love the pictures, grow more with the added details, descriptions, and
text that the original story contains.
I highly recommend this beautiful story for anyone with a toddler!
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