The Road To Oz

OK. It???s obvious what???s going on here. As L. Frank Baum explained in the foreword to one of the OZ books (and I???ve seen such sentiments in some of his other forewords, too):
It's no use; no use at all. The children won't let me stop telling tales of the Land of Oz. I know lots of other stories, and I hope to tell them, some time or another; but just now my loving tyrants won't allow me. They cry: “Oz ??? Oz! more about Oz, Mr. Baum!” and what can I do but obey their commands?
I think it???s sweet that Baum wanted to satisfy his readers, but these stories are starting to feel like they were quickly and thoughtlessly thrown together just to satisfy those loving tyrants.

In The Road to Oz, Dorothy and Toto meet the Shaggy Man who carries a love magnet so that everyone... Read More: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-road-to-oz/

Dorothy and Toto head to the Land of Oz to celebrate Ozma's birthday. They meet up with their old friends, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow, and they make new friends, Shaggy Man, Button Bright, and Polychrome.

My favorite parts of this Oz episode are the introduction of the character of the Shaggy Man and the Love Magnet.