[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Need some literary advice

[Iggy McSnurd]

From: "Wendy"
>
>  I was a huge fan of the
> original "Oz" books as a child (both the ones written by Baum, and
> the ones written by other authors, as well. "The Hungry Tiger of Oz"
> is my all-time favourite).

Iggy here:

A little bit of trivia for everyone here...

L. Frank Baum's first book was not "the Wizard of OZ", as so many people
think.  Rather, it was "Dot and Tot in Merryland."

(The names Dorothy and Toto are even derived from the two main characters in
his first book.)


BTW: I have also read all of the books from the Wizard of OZ series by
Baum... as well as the little known book "the Shaggy Man of OZ" by an author
who's name I cannot recall at the moment.


Iggy McSnurd
(Who was delighted to discover, many years ago, that he and L. Frank Baum
have the same birthday... May 15th, and was also happy that one of his
favorite TV actors, the late John Ritter, played Baum in the TV movie "The
Dreamer of OZ."  Perfect casting, IMHO.)

-- We shall all remember and mourn the loss of such a wonderful man as John
Ritter.