Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) was a beloved American author known for his children's books. Most notably, Baum authored The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He went on to write fourteen titles in the Oz series along with forty-one additional novels and an enormous collection of other works including over 200 poems. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was eventually adapted into a screenplay in 1939 and became one of the cornerstones of American film. It has been widely regarded as one of the greatest films in cinema history.

When a wicked tornado hits a small town in Kansas, Dorothy and her little dog Toto wake up, not in the comfort of their own home, but in a magical land called Oz. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by Frank L. Baum, has become one of the most well-known American stories of our time, inspiring its many readers that there is indeed, "no place like home."