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The Shaggy Man of Oz
Jack Snow
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The Shaggy Man of Oz is the thirty-eighth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the second by Jack Snow. Jack Snow modernised Oz, so this book has airplanes and TV screens, but he otherwise based his work strictly on Frank Baum's original material.
Abbadiah and Zebbidiah Jones are twins from Buffalo, New York; they prefer to go by their nicknames, Twink and Tom. While the twins are watching the TV one afternoon, the normal picture changes into a strangely beautiful scene with a castle in the background. They are confronted by a living toy clown, a duplicate of the familiar toy they have named Twoffle. This living version, who calls himself Twiffle, persuades them to walk into the screen before them; the two children find themselves magically transported into Oz where they meet Princess Ozma, the Nome King, the King of the Fairy Beavers and many other beloved places and characters from Frank Baum's original Oz books, and some from "John Dough and the Cherub" also by Frank Baum.
The Shaggy Man of Oz is the thirty-eighth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the second by Jack Snow. Jack Snow modernised Oz, so this book has airplanes and TV screens, but he otherwise based his work strictly on Frank Baum's original material.
Abbadiah and Zebbidiah Jones are twins from Buffalo, New York; they prefer to go by their nicknames, Twink and Tom. While the twins are watching the TV one afternoon, the normal picture changes into a strangely beautiful scene with a castle in the background. They are confronted by a living toy clown, a duplicate of the familiar toy they have named Twoffle. This living version, who calls himself Twiffle, persuades them to walk into the screen before them; the two children find themselves magically transported into Oz where they meet Princess Ozma, the Nome King, the King of the Fairy Beavers and many other beloved places and characters from Frank Baum's original Oz books, and some from "John Dough and the Cherub" also by Frank Baum.
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"It is a Magic Compass," explained Ozma. "You will notice that it is not round in shape like ordinary compasses, but is formed like a rectangle, as is the Land of Oz."
Shaggy looked at the Magic Compass and found that instead of being marked, North, South, East, and West as is the usual compass, it bore the words, Gillikin, Quadling, Winkie, and Munchkin, which are the four countries making up the Land of Oz.
"Should you wish to return to any one of the four countries," Ozma went on, "just set the compass needle to the one to which you wish to journey. If you want to come directly to the Emerald City, you have only to spin the needle of the compass, and you will be here as quickly as the Magic Belt could bring you."
The Shaggy Man inspected the Magic Compass more closely and found that the pivot on which the needle rested, rose from a spot of green in the very center of the compass. This green spot, he . . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Once again Snow writes a terrific Oz book. It is sad that he wasn't given the opportunity to write any more. The Shaggy Man of Oz introduces a few new characters, whom Snow developed very nicely. The plot is interesting but also easy to follow as it should be for a childrens book. A great entry in t
An odd appendage to the Wizard of Oz books. It’s as if the author was really milking it when he was trying to create and expand the world of Oz.
I’ve been pretty impressed with Jack Snow’s take on the Wizard of Oz series, and I’m also pretty sad because I believe this is the last of them. Goodness knows who’s next.
The story here is pretty gripping, and I particularly liked the city in the clouds and the stuff to do with gravity. We also get
Downloaded on my Kindle. Jack Snow took up the Oz books after John R. Neil stopped. You can tell right away the writing is better than Neil's two cluttered efforts I just finished--The Wonder City of Oz and Scalawagons of Oz. There is a clear action with the Shaggy Man, twins Twink and Tom, and thei
This is the first book I’ve read/listened to by this author. I have not read any other books in the expanded world of Oz. I can’t say I truly liked it. I had a hard time listening to the audio rendition, maybe reading it I would have a different opinion. I’m not sure though. I did not find the chara
I loved it, but then again I'm biased. I also narrated and produced it specifically for my 7 & 9 year old niece and nephew.(They're on the cover as well!) My brother and I used to love the 'read along' audio adventure books when we were kids. Our favorites were 'The Hobbit', 'Disney's Robin Hood', a