The Cowardly Lion of Oz

Return to L. Frank Baum’s wonderful world of Oz with this illustrated children’s book series.

After Notta Bit More, the circus clown, accidentally utters the transformation spell that sends him and Bob Up, the orphan boy, from the U.S. to the Munchkin kingdom of Mudge, Mustafa, the irascible ruler, magically compels them to try to capture the famous Cowardly Lion for the royal menagerie.

The Lion, on a secret mission of his own, finds them instead. Together with Nick, the bird with the tel...