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I can see why this book was such a hit when it came out. At the time stories for children were mostly gruesome tales with serious morals. I completely appreciate Baum having the guts to step up and write something different, a "wondertale" as he called it. After some of those fairytales from coming from Europe the Wizard of Oz is the best book a kid could ever read. The problem is, The Wizard of Oz is now one of a million different "wondertales" for children. But in these other books you can fin
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