The second entry in L. Frank Baumâs beloved childrenâs fantasy series spills over with kooky characters, topsy-turvy logic, and powerful magic. Orphan boy Tip is tired of living with Mombi, a petty and mean-spirited witch. But when his plan to frighten her with a jack-oâ-lantern goes wrong, she sends him and his newly animated friendânow named Jack Pumpkinheadârunning for their lives.
As theyâre tossed from one adventure to the next, Tip and Jack encounter everything from Wishing Pills and life-giving powder to an army of girls on its way to overthrow the Emerald City. With its wild inventions, joyful reversals, and sly nods to the eraâs suffragist movement, The Marvelous Land of Oz expands Baumâs enchanted world into something even stranger, funnier, and more alive."
The second entry in L. Frank Baumâs beloved childrenâs fantasy series spills over with kooky characters, topsy-turvy logic, and powerful magic. Orphan boy Tip is tired of living with Mombi, a petty and mean-spirited witch. But when his plan to frighten her with a jack-oâ-lantern goes wrong, she sends him and his newly animated friendânow named Jack Pumpkinheadârunning for their lives.
As theyâre tossed from one adventure to the next, Tip and Jack encounter everything from Wishing Pills and life-giving powder to an army of girls on its way to overthrow the Emerald City. With its wild inventions, joyful reversals, and sly nods to the eraâs suffragist movement, The Marvelous Land of Oz expands Baumâs enchanted world into something even stranger, funnier, and more alive."