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Road To Oz: Twists, Turns, Bumps, And Triumphs In The Life Of L. Frank Baum (2013)

by Kathleen Krull(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1299910602 (ISBN13: 9781299910607)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

review 1: With all these books, it was interesting to see how much inspiration they gathered from their everyday lives and experiences. It was also nice to read about their perseverance despite setbacks.With Lucy Maude Montgomery, I saw so much of Anne Shirley in her. It was great and interesting to read about a writer of one of my favorite books.In the little book Beatrix, Jeanette Winters takes on the persona of Beatrix Potter using some of the celebrated author’s own words!In The Road to Oz, we travel the route L. Frank Baum took over his life to write one of children’s literature most beloved and influential novels. The standout though were the illustrations by Kevin Hawkes. I love how the pictures hinted of Oz and gives off that feel throughout.
review 2: The Ro... moread to Oz by Kathleen Krull and illustrated by Kevin Hawekes is a nonfiction picture book biography of L. Frank Baum. The book covers highlights of Baum's childhood, early adulthood and the events that lead up to him writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.Kevin Hawkes's acrylic paintings bring together the Victorian era and the motifs of Baum's Oz books. Artistically the paintings try to show the real world inspirations for Baum's fantasies.Thematically the book is about the struggles of doing something you love and the responsibilities of providing for a family. I've seen it with my own family and I'm going through that now as I transition careers.What's missing though is a sense of cohesion. As it's a picture book there's not much time spent on any particular time of Baum's life. It's mostly a sampling of his life. less

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