Name: Oz
ISBN: 9780688159153

Peter Glassman

The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration (Books of Wonder)

Sarah Sammis

Oz the Hundredth Anniversary Celebration edited by Peter Glassman was on display at my local public library. It was on one of the side shelves where they keep the children's fiction. I've thought about grabbing it a number of times and finally gave into that urge.

I grew up on The Wizard of Oz, the book and the MGM film. In fourth grade I started reading the other books in the series. So I had to give this collection of essays and artwork a try.

The book has art inspired by the first book by dozens of different children's book illustrators. Some include short paragraphs about what the book meant to them. Others are paired with essays by children's authors who aren't also illustrators. My favorite piece was by Mark Teague who shows a kid going through a Los Angeles yard as a short cut except there's Oz on the other side.

Oz The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration (Books of Wonder)