The Marvelous Land of Oz, by L. Frank Baum (our reviews)

Baum actually wrote and published this story four years after the first Oz book, and apparently it was not part of his original plan but was in answer to the numerous letters he received asking for more stories about the first book's quirky characters. As with so many sequels this Oz book didn't have quite the power of the first one, but according to Calvin's reaction that slight disappointment belongs to me alone. Maybe I'll just blame it on having grown up with the movie and the closer connection I'd feel to the first story. And before you think that this is a bad review let me make amends by saying that this is really a great, fun fantasy book in the same vein as the Wonderful Wizard, and in The Marvelous Land of Oz the reader gets to meet several new characters and is even treated to a mystery with a somewhat comedic, if likely suspected, twist at the end.

Here is Calvin's review, composed and written entirely by himself, though with the obligatory spelling assistance.