With the new Oz movie on the big screens, kids and adults are deciding to revisit the original stories in book form more and more. It is an interesting visit, especially comparing differences between the famous movies and the books. I re-read the first book recently and was surprised by some of the differences (like Dorothy's slippers are silver in the book, not ruby) and that the text was written in simple, almost Dick & Jane language. Not many children's chapter books can age 100 years and still feel easily accessible to the the original target audience of elementary children without arming them with an accompanying dictionary and cultural encyclopedia (or editing/adapting the language extensively, as most modern classics series do). If the new movie has piqued your interest in all things Oz like so many others, Lit Reactor has an interesting article on A Literary History of Oz where you can find all sorts of interesting tidbits about the original book series. For example, did you know there are over 40 official books in the series?Monday, March 18, 2013
The Brainstorm Plus: Thoughts on Oz
Bookish Stuff
With the new Oz movie on the big screens, kids and adults are deciding to revisit the original stories in book form more and more. It is an interesting visit, especially comparing differences between the famous movies and the books. I re-read the first book recently and was surprised by some of the differences (like Dorothy's slippers are silver in the book, not ruby) and that the text was written in simple, almost Dick & Jane language. Not many children's chapter books can age 100 years and still feel easily accessible to the the original target audience of elementary children without arming them with an accompanying dictionary and cultural encyclopedia (or editing/adapting the language extensively, as most modern classics series do). If the new movie has piqued your interest in all things Oz like so many others, Lit Reactor has an interesting article on A Literary History of Oz where you can find all sorts of interesting tidbits about the original book series. For example, did you know there are over 40 official books in the series?
If you love books, and find them arranging themselves on bookshelves and in small piles on your bedside table and dining room table and living room chairs and under the family pet...maybe it's time for The Book Tower House that Book Riot had pictures of yesterday.
With the new Oz movie on the big screens, kids and adults are deciding to revisit the original stories in book form more and more. It is an interesting visit, especially comparing differences between the famous movies and the books. I re-read the first book recently and was surprised by some of the differences (like Dorothy's slippers are silver in the book, not ruby) and that the text was written in simple, almost Dick & Jane language. Not many children's chapter books can age 100 years and still feel easily accessible to the the original target audience of elementary children without arming them with an accompanying dictionary and cultural encyclopedia (or editing/adapting the language extensively, as most modern classics series do). If the new movie has piqued your interest in all things Oz like so many others, Lit Reactor has an interesting article on A Literary History of Oz where you can find all sorts of interesting tidbits about the original book series. For example, did you know there are over 40 official books in the series?
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