Return to the magical land of Oz in the second book in the beloved Oz series, newly re-published in Puffin Classics.
Join Tip and his strange new friends as they embark on a magical adventure to find old friends and reclaim the Emerald City.
Tip is sick of being bossed around by his guardian, Mombi. So, when she threatens to turn him to stone for using magic to bring Jack Pumpkinhead to life as a prank, he and Jack run away to the Emerald City. But by the time they arrive, the city has been taken over by General Jinjur and her all-girl Army of Revolution!
So begins a remarkable adventure which sees old friends, like the Tin Woodsman and Glinda the Good, and new work together to set the Land of Oz to rights.
A wonderful new edition...
Frank L. Baum (1856-1919) was born in New York. He enjoyed making up stories, particularly for his own children. The Wizard of Oz, based on their favourite bedtime story about a land of Oz, was published in 1900 and it immediately became a huge international success. He wrote several sequels and numerous other kinds of books under a pseudonym.
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