Miravista Interactive The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Illustrated First Edition

They did a great job replicating the original first edition. There are some illustrationss that could be improved but most of them look great.

I've seen the movie a hundred times and it has always been a favorite. I don't know how I managed to never read the original book. I finally did and loved every page. I work as a caregiver for a woman with dementia, and at this point doing projects with her has become difficult as her cognitive ability has declined. But I found that she really loves being read to. So now the problem is finding books that she can follow and that interest her. We have read a wide selection including To Kill a Mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice, Auntie Mame, and one of my favorite childhood books Roller Skated, by Ruth Sawyer. Those are the books that she liked. It's hard to chose since she is all over the place. So this time, since she loved Roller Skates so much, I thought I try The Wizard of Oz. This turned out to be an excellent choice. She loved it so much that we are now reading the original series. This edition in particular is special because it includes the original illustrations which are charming. We look over all of them and pick out the different characters and talk about the scene that is illustrated. The books are well written and interesting but also easy to follow. Plus these editions are so very affordable. My only complaint is that I wish they included the color illustrations like the Kindle versions do. There are differences in the book from the movie and the details are enchanting. Even though they are written for children, they have enough going on that they are fun to read to an adult and the situations are easy to follow so perfect for someone suffering with dementia. I realize my take is a bit different, but it's hard for caregivers to find enough things to do with their clients and the abilities of the orson begin to diminish. I also think these would be fun for a grandchild to read aloud to a grandparent. The books make for a wonderful shared experience. Very fun.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, was first published in May 1900 by George M. Hill Company, after being rejected by most other publishers of the day, and sold out quickly. After a Broadway play was released in 1902 by the same name, Baum went on to write 13 other books in the Oz series up to his death in 1919 - and THIS BOOK sold on Amazon is one of them!This 100th Anniversary Oz Collection has faithfully and perfectly reproduced copies of the original First Editions of all 14 original Oz books, complete with the iconic illustrations by W.W. Denslow on all book covers and inside the books as well - and even the original font style from the 1900s was used in this special edition as well. This would make a great gift for all the Oz lovers in your life!An original first edition of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz sold in 2020 for over $100,000! Now you can a paperback version of the book, that looks identical to the original, at a fraction of the cost!In 2000, the Library of Congress, during a special Exhibition of these epic Oz books, declared the Wonderful Wizard of Oz to be "America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale.".

Es maravilloso 👏🏼 !!!!!!!.

Lovely illustrations.