"There is no place like home." --- L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank BAUM (1856 - 1919) The timeless story of the Wizard Of Oz. Follow Dorothy as she leaves Kansas for Oz on a cyclone. She meets many strange, and wonderful people and creatures along the way. Enjoy it again with your children and family. The novel is one of the best-known stories in American popular culture and has been widely translated. L. Frank Baum's classic story that has made pop culture status.