The Emerald City of Oz

The Emerald City of Oz is L. Frank Baum???s sixth OZ book. Here we find Dorothy Gale back at home in Kansas. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em are about to lose their farm and they despair of what will happen to their niece Dorothy since they can no longer support her. The three decide that Dorothy should go live in Oz with her friend Princess Ozma who has often tried to get Dorothy to move there. But sweet little Dorothy can???t leave Uncle Henry and Aunt Em living lives of hard labor back in Kansas, so she gets permission to bring them to Oz, too.

Thus, Dorothy gets to give her aunt and uncle a tour of Oz (oh no!) and introduce them to all her friends ??? Cowardly Lion, Hungry Tiger, Billina, Sawhorse, Wizard, Pumpkinhead, Scarecrow, Woggle Bug, etc, etc, etc. On her tour she also run... Read More: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-emerald-city-of-oz/

Dorothy is back in Oz, this time with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Dorothy is taking her aunt and uncle on a tour of the wonders of Oz when she learns that the Emerald City is about to be attacked by the Gnome King. The Gnome King is angry that he has lost his magic belt, and he wants it back.

This time in Oz we meet more oddly charming characters, and that, for me, has become the delight of the Ozathon. Baum's gift is the creation of very strange, yet completely believable characters.