The Wizard of Oz

Sep 20, 2024 1:34 PM

Author:L. Frank Baum,Cornelia Funke

The Wizard of Oz

A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of the most famous journey in the world.

Follow the yellow brick road!

Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. To get home Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City and find the wonderfully mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion whom she meets on the way, Dorothy embarks on a strange and enchanting adventure.

Collect our Puffin Clothbound Classics:

9780241444313 The Little Prince

9780241663554 The Jungle Book

9780241568811 Charlotte's Web

9780241688243 Little Women

9780241688250 Peter Pan

9780241688267 The Railway Children

9780241688236 Chinese Cinderella

9780241411216 Treasure Island

9780241411209 The Wizard of Oz

9780241655702 Watership Down

9780241663578 The Worst Witch

9780241663547 David Copperfield

9780241663561 The Neverending Story

9780241623909 Stig of the Dump

9780241623916 The Dark is Rising

9780241411162 The Secret Garden

9780241411148 Black Beauty

9780241411155 Dracula

9780241425121 Frankenstein

9780241425138 Wuthering Heights

9780241425114 Tales from Shakespeare

9780241425107 Tales of the Greek Heroes

9780241411193 A Christmas Carol

9780241621196 Grimms' Fairy Tales

9780241425145 Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

Reviews

Heart-warming

—— The Guardian on The Secret Dragon

Gripping . . . with a touch of Frances Hardinge's bizarre brilliance

—— Imogen Russell Williams , The Guardian

Unputdownable . . . Murray has an extraordinary imagination

—— Alex O'Connell , The Times

Energetic and inventive . . . and with some startling surprises, this is also touching about friendship, siblings, loss and courage

—— Nicolette Jones , The Sunday Times

Struan Murray . . . effortlessly joins the ranks of the most skilled world-creators . . . Unpredictable, filled with plot twists and shades of moral grey, Orphans of the Tide is both gripping and original.

—— Kitty Empire , The Observer

A beautifully written fantasy adventure with prose that is both muscular and musical, and outstanding world building.

—— Sarah Webb , Irish Independent

Orphans of the Tide is singularly brilliant. So inventive, and weird, and beautiful, with just the right amount of bite and darkness. I predict big things!

—— Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars and The Mercies

I loved it! Dark and thrilling. Great characters to root for. Perilous plot. Extraordinary, vivid world building . . . brilliant!

—— Eloise Williams, Children's Laureate Wales

The most original opening I've read in years and a plot twist that turns brilliantly

—— Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song

This is a terrific debut of strange myths and dark secrets, fierce loyalties and ruthless villains, told against the thrilling backdrop of a half submerged city.

—— The Bookseller – Editor's Choice

Compellingly inventive and unpredictable, kept me guessing right till the end.

—— Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild

Absolutely cracking! Great characters, with quite the nastiest villain I've met in a long while.

—— Fleur Hitchcock, author of The Boy Who Flew

Outstanding and immersive . . . I devoured this in one go

—— book blogger Lily SugarPlum Faery

An imaginative journey to a stunning fantasy world, full of twists and heart . . . an absolute corker . . . filled with swashbuckling adventure . . . an enthralling fantasy that moves through dark and grisly scenes of grave peril to positively touching moments of profound friendship. An incredibly imaginative narrative that fills its reader with wonder and thrills while also not being afraid to share quieter moments of real heart.

—— The Daily Express

There is a touch of Phillip Pullman about the world that Murray creates, and Murray matches Pullman lyrical prose [...] The comparison, however, should not take away from Murray's originality [...] the characters themselves, led by the plucky Ellie, anchor Orphans of the Tide in an urgent, human reality.

—— Irish Times

The energetic steampunk vibe overlies a thoughtful fable about compassion and justice

—— New Statesman

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