Happy Birthday to the Wizard…
May 15th, 2007 by Writer Unboxed
From Answers.com:
When L. Frank Baum, born on this date in 1856, wrote the first in his series of books about the Emerald City — The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — little did he know the impact it would have on generations of children who would be terrified by the Wicked Witch of the West and who would cheer for Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion as they made their way to the Land of Oz and helped Dorothy get home to Kansas.
Quote: “A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others.” — Wizard of Oz to the Tin Man, by L. Frank Baum
One summer I read all the Oz books. LOVED them. Maybe I’ll try and reread them as a special treat this summer!