![]() ![]() If you are interested in the theme of book illustration, you might like the collection of artworks for children’s books by David Walker. I have collected the pics via Pinterest, so to check the original links, welcome here. “No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful. “I shall take the heart,” returned the Tin Woodman “for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.” ![]() “All the same,” said the Scarecrow, “I shall ask for brains instead of a heart for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.” Off To See The Wizard with additional songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, this spectacular production of THE WIZARD OF OZ will be a truly magical experience for all the family. Dorothy’s down-to-earth Kansas upbringing serves her well in the fantastic Land of Oz, where she travels in the company of the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and her little dog Toto. You may have noticed that if one has money without brains, he cannot use it to his advantage but if one has brains without money, they will enable him to live comfortably to the end of his days.” (L. Dorothy, fictional character, the youthful heroine of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900 film 1939), a book-length tale for children by L. “For I consider brains far superior to money in every way. “Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.” (L. “If we walk far enough,” says Dorothy, “we shall sometime come to someplace.” (L. “A heart is not judged by how much you love but by how much you are loved by others” (L. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.” (L. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written by author L. ![]() It was originally published by the George M. “You have plenty of courage, I am sure,” answered Oz. RM 2F5YXT8The cover of the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, 1900. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a childrens novel written by L. “How can you talk if you haven’t got a brain? I don’t know, but some people without brains do an awful lot of talking.” (L. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.” (L. “A baby has brains, but it doesn’t know much. Today to mark out the International Children’s Book Day, I offer you to take this sort of journey with me: let’s look at the collection of covers made for the story which has become an integral part of childhood adventure for several generations of readers – The Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum. One of the interesting things I really love is watching how the same book changes its outfits through the time and generations. The cover is somehow the card of invitation, the special dress, that makes the book stand out of the crowd. Surely, Dorothy and her cheerful company start the search. They say “Don’t judge the book by its cover”, still bookworms know the other side of the moon. Oz appears more or less at half of the novel, and he remains in the story for no more than 50 pages. ![]()
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