This book is a delightful read, and one of the better Oz books. It remains to form, following people on a journey or a hunt. This time they are searching for Ozma, who has been whisked away and no one knows where she has gone. However that is not the only thing that is lost. They are also looking for many instruments of magic—Ozma’s magic mirror, the Wizards magic bag, Glinda’s magical potions as well as her magical book that tells everything that is happening in the world as it happens, and a magic cake pan.
There are a few new characters in this book, including the frogman, Cayke the Cook, the pink Bear and the Lavender Bear. And there is a new bad guy, Ugu the Shoemaker. However he reforms in the end.
These are some quotes I liked, which demonstrate the wit of Frank L. Baum the author:
Speaking of Glinda:
Her
knowledge of magic had not been stolen, by any means, since no thief,
however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is
the best and safest treasure to acquire.
Lion:
To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only
way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad,
therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition.
Variety is the spice of life.
The Woozy: To be really lovely, one must be beautiful without and within.
The
Frogman: In truth, no living creature can know much more than his
fellows, for one may know one thing, and another know another thing, so
that wisdom is evenly scattered throughout the world.
Frogman: Girls are the fiercest soldiers of all. They are more brave than men, and they have better nerves.
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