Lyman Frank Baum 
American Fairy Tales 

12 Fairy Tales from the author of the Wizard of Oz series of books. Inspired by Lang and the Brothers Grimm, Baum sought to create an American type of fairy tale, avoiding the usual violence and roman often found in these sort of stories.

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Children’s book writer Lyman Frank Baum created the popular ‘Wizard of Oz’ series. Ruth Plumly Thompson continued to write the series after his death.Who Was Lyman Frank Baum?Author Frank Baum had his first best-selling children’s book with 1899’s Father Goose, His Book. The following year, Baum scored an even bigger hit with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and went on to write 13 more Oz books before his death in 1919. His stories have formed the basis for such popular films as The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).