Posted on May 15, 2021
This is an update of my post published on May 15, 2010:
Born on this day in 1856 in Chittenango, New York, Lyman Frank Baum grew up to be a writer.
You have probably heard of his most famous book – The Wizard of Oz – but he also wrote 13 sequels (later Oz books), 9 other fantasy novels, 33 other novels, 4 “lost” novels (I guess we don't know if they are Oz books, fantasy novels, or “other” novels, since they got lost somehow), 82 short stories, over 200 poems, many scripts for plays, and other miscellaneous writings.
Wow!
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| The most famous of Baum's books is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. And the most famous adaptation of that book is the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz. |
He wrote under several pseudonyms, or pen names, for some of his non-Oz books. These are some of Baum's other names: Edith Van Dyne, Laura Bancroft, Floyd Akers, Suzanne Metcalf, Schuyler Staunton, John Estes Cooke, and Captain Hugh Fitzgerald. (Wow again!)
His hits were, as you might suspect, the Oz books and some plays he wrote based on them. People loved his imaginary world, the Wonderful Land of Oz.
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The Wonderful Land of Oz is so popular, some cities have parks or other attractions with that name and theme. Of course, there are many editions of the books, plus cartoons and comics, plays and movies, even a ballet or two.... |
Some people credit Baum with imaginative predictions of the television, laptop computers, wireless telephones, and advertising on clothing.
Celebrate Baum and Oz!
Watch the movie.
Glinda, the good witch, seemed to travel by way of bubble. In her honor, blow some bubbles today! Maybe even huge bubbles?
Create toilet-paper-roll characters. Here are instructions for making Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch. Maybe you can make a Wizard, too?
Glinda, the good witch, seemed to travel by way of bubble. In her honor, blow some bubbles today! Maybe even huge bubbles?
Make a rainbow cake decorated with Skittles. How about adding a yellow brick road made out of frosting?
Do some Oz-some coloring pages.
Munch like a Munchkin. Make an entire meal with everything very tiny. Check out the hors d'oeuvres section of the frozen foods for some yummy little treats. Little tiny hamburgers, maybe, or pizza bites? Trader Joe's makes great mini-tacos. Eat some baby carrots and canned baby corn, and how about grape tomatoes (which are even smaller than cherry tomatoes)? Miniature Oreos for dessert? (Be sure to sing O-R-E-O, like the guards outside of the Wicked Witch's castle!)
You can cook tiny foods. Check out this article.
Build your own emerald city. This one is crafted from beautiful green bottles:
Make up your own imaginary land! Draw it or write about it.
Trivia Quiz: Who Said It?
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| There are Wizard of Oz dolls and games - and even Pez dispensers! |
From the movie version of The Wizard of Oz, who said each of the following lines:
1. I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!
2. I'm melting! I'm melting!
3. Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!
4. Come back tomorrow!
5. Find yourself a place where you won't get into any trouble!
6. Follow the yellow brick road. (Lots of people said this, but who said it first?)
7. I'll get you, my pretty...and your little dog, too!
8. A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.
9. Oh, Auntie Em, there's no place like home!
10. Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking...don't they?
11. What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage!
12. Now I know I have a heart—because it's breaking!
13. Are you a good witch or a bad witch?
1. DOROTHY
2. WICKED WITCH
3. DOROTHY
4. WIZARD OF OZ
5. AUNTIE EM
6. GLINDA (GOOD WITCH)
7. WICKED WITCH
8. WIZARD OF OZ
9. DOROTHY
10. SCARECROW
11. COWARDLY LION
12. TIN MAN
13. GLINDA (GOOD WITCH)
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