WARNING! Don't Read The Oz Series to Your Children: Book Review The Wizard of Oz

With all the excitement over Wicked, a parent may think it's harmless to introduce the original Frank L. Baum Oz Series. I did that. I read the first 2 of 14 books entitled "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and "The Marvelous Land of Oz". In this video, I will give you 5 reasons you should skip reading these books. I will also talk about the political allegories and religious themes taught in these books.

0:00 Introduction
1:42 It's Gruesome and Graphic.
2:42 The Marvelous Land of Oz
6:30 Good & Bad Witches
7:15 Who is Frank L. Baum
8:00 Religious Themes in The Oz Series
12:03 Political Allegories

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