Nice adaptation for young children. ( )

This is a very cut children's version, not in Baum's words. Although more faithful than the movie -- the magic shoes are silver, not ruby, for example -- it follows the film in cutting most of the second journey to see Glinda..
The major feature is the illustrations. The Cowardly Lion has dignity and the Scarecrow is recognizable, but the Tin Woodman has a silly grin and Dorothy is almost too wholesome. There is n attempt to follow the style of the earlier Oz illustrations. ( )