The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American children''s novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow.[1] The first novel in the Oz series, the story chronicles the adventures of a young Kansas farm girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their home by a tornado.

Upon her arrival in Oz, she learns she cannot return home until she has destroyed the Wicked Witch of the West.