Name: Oz: The Great and Powerful Junior Novel
ISBN: 9781423170884

Disney Book Group

Elizabeth Rudnick

A tale full of wicked witches, flying monkeys, munkins, magic and enchantment could only mean one thing: the tale of the wizard of Oz! Discover the man behind the curtain became the great and powerful Oz and how he earned his spot as the ruler of the Emerald City.

Oz: The Great and Powerful Junior Novel

It was a decent portrayal of the Oz universe, but I feel like it fails in comparison to other, more fleshed out ideas about how the Wizard came to be.

Attempting to look at this by itself, it really doesn't have much character development, lacks sufficient environmental details, and is really just confusing at times. For instance, water fairies are mentioned but then just as easily forgotten. I would have liked to know more about Oz or have it be explained more in detail. It's just really bland.