One of the true classics of American literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over four generations. Originally published in 1900, it was the first truly American fairy tale, as Baum crafted a wonderful out of such familiar items as a cornfield scarecrow, a mechanical woodman, and a humbug wizard who used old-fashioned hokum to express that universal theme, "There's no place like home." Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, as their Kansas house is swept away by a cyclone and they find themselves in a strange land called Oz. Here she meets the Munchkins and joins the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City, where lives the all-powered Wizard of Oz.

大たつまきに家ごと運ばれたドロシーは、見知らぬ土地にたどりつき、脳みそのないかかし、心をなくしたブリキのきこり、臆病なライオンと出会う。故郷カンザスに帰りたいドロシーは、一風変わった仲間たちとどんな願いもかなえてくれるというオズ大王に会うために、エメラルドの都をめざす。西の悪い魔女は、あの手この手でゆくてを阻もうとするが...。世界中で愛され続ける名作。