Roger Baum books

Well one of the things I got to do at Chesterton this year was meeting Roger Baum and his lovely wife. He signed a slew of first editions I have that his great grandfather ( L. Frank Baum, of course) and then I had some of his books he signed for me and I bought some of the ones I was missing. So I wanted to talk a little about 2 of the books......

"Toto of Oz and the Surprise Party" is published by The Overmountain Press, is illustrated by Victoria Seutzinger and was written in 2004. At 32 pages in length this is one of those books that is perfect for the kiddies for bedtime and the illustrations are beautifully drawn and the story all though brief is very well told.

The basis is Toto's adventure trying to get a bag of Chocolate Chip cookies to the Wizard of Oz for his surprise birthday party. Sounds simple enough but there are surprises along the way. A great book for any collection and especially a child's collection of books.



The second book I bought that day was "The Wizard of Oz and the Magic Merry-Go-Round" is also published by Overmoutain Press, is illustrated by Victoria Seutzinger and was written in 2002. This book is also 32 pages long and again makes for the perfect bedtime story or addition to a child's collection of books.

The basis for this story is two children find this old run down merry go round in a junk yard, the merry go round magically is restored and than takes them to Oz for a ride on it.

Well until next time, happy Oz hunting!