Frank Baum’s 1900 novel for children, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Langley, South African-born, was selected as the screenwriter because of his whimsical 1937 children’s book, The Tale of the ...

Fricke wrote "The Wizard of Oz, The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History" and "The Wizard of Oz, An Illustrated Companion ... Frank Baum’s fantasy book: We're living at a time when ...

Both "The Electric State" and "The Wizard of Oz" latch onto the themes of family, home, tolerance, identity and the interconnectedness of the individuals we share our lives with.