American Fairy Tales: With 4 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File.

This collection of fantasy stories was originally serialized in regional newspapers, prior to being published as a complete first edition volume. These stories feature good humor, and are often tongue-in-cheek. While perfectly appropriate for children, they were clearly written with adults in mind, and can be enjoyed by such.
Two of the stories, "The Enchanted Types" and "The Dummy That Lived," employ knooks and ryls, the fairies that Baum would use in The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus ...