Grandpa and Grandma gave Clara the first two books in the Wizard of Oz series for Christmas. We read about a chapter a night and finished the first one last week. We both really enjoyed it. There is so much more to the book than what's in the movie. Small details were changed or omitted for the movie and large portions of the book are left out. There are kalidahs and winkies, quadlings and a miniature country made entirely of china. There is also a lot more to the story of the winged monkeys and you find out why the Tin Woodman is made out of tin.
All that to say, read the book. It's a fun read, especially if you've grown up enjoying the movie. Oh, and get the 100th anniversary edition if you're going to be reading it to the younger crowd. It is filled with the original illustrations. There's an illustration on almost every page.
So after finishing the book, I was excited to let Clara watch the movie. I was a little concerned that she would be scared, but she has a friend her age that's read it and wasn't bothered by the movie, so I thought she'd handle it alright too. She tends to have a pretty good grasp of what's real and what's not in movies. Well, she loved it! She wasn't at all scared of the monkeys. In the book, the monkeys do kidnap Dorothy and her friends for the witch, but they also help Dorothy throughout and they don't want to hurt her, so I think Clara had formed an idea of them before going into the movie. I'm sure that knowing how the story ends helps ease some of the tension of the movie as well.
Here she is when Dorothy opens the door of the house after she lands in Munchkinland. Priceless.
And this was when the Cowardly Lion was barking like a dog. He was her favorite character and she was cracking up at all of his antics.
The Wizard of Oz is now Clara's favorite book and movie. For today at least. I so love sharing moments like this with my sweet little girl.
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