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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Audiobook
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(3.90) - 129 listener ratings
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the classic story of fantasy that has delighted readers young and old for decades. Dorothy finds herself transplanted to the magical land of Oz when her house is sucked up by a tornado. To get back home she must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard to help her get back to Kansas. Along the way she meets several interesting characters, including the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, who join her on her travels to ask the Wizard for help of their own.
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"Read this during an internet outage - was a very quick and easy (but engaging) read. I now feel like I have the story of Oz from all perspectives...haha. "
— Jess (4 out of 5 stars)
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Baum's classic comes to life in this winning audio edition. . . . Tavia Gilbert's whimsical narration will appeal to listeners young and old. Additionally, the distinct voices she creates for each character make for a delightful listening experience.
— Publishers Weekly Audio Review
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A 2013 Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award Nominee
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Listener Reviews
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" I appreciate the readability of this book but I found it a little too simple. Good themes though, I think it's too long for a child's novel. "
— Mariaruth, 1/19/2014 -
" tin man oh tin man "
— Rey, 12/2/2013 -
" Very direct prose, and humorous when you least expect it. "
— Christina, 3/26/2013 -
" Really digging the original story. It's superior to the movie in nearly every way. "
— Dave, 1/26/2013 -
" yeah, the movie was infinatley better <br/>any of the thousands of movie adaptations. <br/>but the musical still rains supreme! "
— Alexander, 5/23/2011 -
" Read with Franny in May, 2011. "
— Jarrett, 5/18/2011 -
" A old classic, but a newbie everytime I chose to read over and over again. Fantastic Author! <br/> "
— J.t., 5/13/2011 -
" Never before and never since has anyone tried this hard to get to Kansas. "
— Titus, 5/12/2011 -
" Slightly more entertaining that the movie. What made them change the color of the shoes and the witches? "
— Suzanne, 5/10/2011 -
" great book, anybody that loves fantasy will read this book with JOY! "
— Ben, 5/9/2011
About L. Frank Baum
Andrew Lang (1844–1912), a Scottish man of letters educated at the Edinburgh Academy, St. Andrews, and Balliol College, Oxford, became a prolific and versatile London journalist. He took a leading part in the controversy with Max Müller and his school about the interpretation of mythology and folk tales. He published several volumes of verse and several solid contributions to the study of the philosophy and religion of primitive man. He also wrote the four-volume History of Scotland, A History of English Literature, and many fairy-tale collections, as well as works on Homer, Joan of Arc, Scott, Lockhart, Mary Stuart, John Knox, Prince Charlie, Tennyson, and others.
About Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert is an acclaimed narrator of more than four hundred full-cast and multivoice audiobooks for virtually every publisher in the industry. Named the 2018 Voice of Choice by Booklist magazine, she is also winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has earned numerous Earphones Awards, a Voice Arts Award, and a Listen-Up Award. Audible.com has named her a Genre-Defining Narrator: Master of Memoir. In addition to voice acting, she is an accomplished producer, singer, and theater actor. She is also a producer, singer, photographer, and a writer, as well as the cofounder of a feminist publishing company, Animal Mineral.