The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a children's novel. The story chronicles the adventures of a young girl named Dorothy Gale in the Land of Oz, after being swept away from her Kansas farm home in a cyclone. The novel is one of the best-known stories in American popular culture

The author

Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919), was an American author chiefly known for his children's books, particularly "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".