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Dot and Tot of Merryland Paperback – January 1, 1994

by L. Frank Baum (Author), Donald Abbott (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
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Dot and Tot of Merryland
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  1. Reading age
    9 years and up
  2. Print length
    154 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    4 - 3
  5. Dimensions
    5.75 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  6. Publisher
    Books of Wonder
  7. Publication date
    January 1, 1994
  8. ISBN-10
    0929605373
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0929605371
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About the Author

L. Frank Baum (1856 1919) was an American author of books, short stories, and poetry. He is best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and thirteen other books about the Land of Oz. His books have been adapted for stage and screen and continue to be popular today. --This text refers to an alternate paperback edition.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Books of Wonder (January 1, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 154 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0929605373
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0929605371
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 45 ratings

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L. Frank Baum

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Lyman Frank Baum was born in Chittenango, New York, on May 15, 1856. Over the course of his life, Baum raised fancy poultry, sold fireworks, managed an opera house, opened a department store, and an edited a newspaper before finally turning to writing. In 1900, he published his best known book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Eventually he wrote fifty-five novels, including thirteen Oz books, plus four “lost” novels, eighty-three short stories, more than two hundred poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings. Baum died on May 6, 1919. He is buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California.

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K. Black
5.0 out of 5 stars A childhood favorite
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
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Frank Baum was my favorite author, when I was in elemetary school. Since I didn't have an inkling of the political undertones of his books, I enjoyed each of them immensely. Dot and Tot of Merryland was my favorite of all. I have a very worn hardbound copy of it, and when I learned that a cousin had never heard of Dot and Tot, I was happy to find a paperback copy to send to her. Not quite the same as reading the original, but I was glad to know that it's still being printed.
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Brenda R. Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars Great trip down memory lane
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2013
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My son-in-law's grandfather and great uncle are named Dot and Tot---almost certainly from this book, although no one in the family is alive to verify their name origins. This is a sweet story and bit of folklore for his family.
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FUZZY
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2014
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Give it the Fantasy Thumb's up!
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TCH
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Baum's best
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2024
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Reads like the out line for a story idea more than a complete story, or I think I saw it described as the narration of a Disney ride.

Dot and Tot ride along the magical river to the various lands, but never do much more than get a brief tour and then go on their way.
There's hints of a good story here, but Baum doesn't seem interested in writing that.
It has a weird vibe, halfway between fanciful and creepy that keeps your attention.

It'd be interesting if another writer tried to do a sequel. There's potential here, but not an actual story.
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ces
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2017
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A wonderful tale of Dot and Tot’s journey in Merryland. Another place with another ruler referenced in OZ. A fun light book.
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Adore Yourself
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Fictional Genius
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2013
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I first read Baum's Sea Fairies and Sky Island and was STUNNED at the high level of literature they both contained. Then I moved on to Dot and Tot in Merryland and what a wonderful adventure that was! This is a brilliant book. If you treasure vivid imagery via words and wildly original story plots, you will appreciate this one. It is an old book, and there are one or two weird parts which feel and read racist to me, but honestly, knowing how Baum was so radical in Sea Fairies about Standard Oil, I wonder if those parts were actually forms of protest. But they were not overtly racist or in enough bulk to ruin the book. The book is simply wonderful, following two kids' journey through the 7 lands of all kinds of crazy things - a land of clowns, a land of cats, a land of people made out of candy so they have to use powdered sugar to shake hands so they don't stick and have to powder chairs or they stick to them, etc. This book is FABULOUS and I wish I had found it earlier when my child was young. And as is true to all the books I have read by Baum (and is exemplified by his Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz books), this one has a strong female lead character too, which thrills me as a feminist. I found no instances of sexism in this book which is incredibly rare. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
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Ra Ha
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast shipping, great book
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2012
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Baum had many more books than the Wizard of Oz, this is one of them. Very good, a travel book with good story flow. I like how he links the real world to the fantasy world.
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Raphael
5.0 out of 5 stars Dot is a heroine worth remembering.
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2013
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I first was given this book as a child, as it had been my Grandma's book as a child. It was my favourite then and is still a delight to read.
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