In the following excerpt, Riley discusses the last four Oz books and their significance to Baum's development of his fairyland Oz.
For, after all, dear reader, these stories of Oz are just y...
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It was "The Merry Old Land of Oz" — or, more specifically, my whistling of the cheerful 1939 tune — that prompted a wistful remark from a stranger as we stepped into an elevator."You kn...
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I'm not sure what it is that makes Halloween crafts so much fun. But when that first pile of pumpkins arrives at the supermarket, I get downright giddy with anticipation. When my daughters we...
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Critical Essay by Michael O. Riley
This Holiday, Add Some Music -- and Magic -- to Your Life
