A cyclone hits Kansas and whirls away Dorothy and her little dog Toto to the magical land of Oz, where wild beasts talk, silver shoes have magic powers, and good witches offer protection with a kiss. But Dorothy has made an enemy of the Wicked Witch of the West. With her new friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, she braves many dangers in search of the Wonderful Wizard in his Emerald City to ask him to grant each of them what they most desire - only to find that they already possess it. This edition also consists of Introduction, Notes on the Text, Bibliography, A Chronology of the Author and Explanatory Notes.