Hands down this has been my favorite Oz book so far. The adventuring, the party, the obstacles, all top notch.

Ozma has been kidnapped! The Wizard's tools are missing! Glinda's power has waned as her magical components have been frisked along with the Great Book and the Magic Picture. Toto's growl is gone and across the land Cayke the Cookie Cook has her jeweled cookie pan stolen! What is going on? Who is the culprit? Avery and I spent a goodly amount of time postulating who we knew is Oz that could pull off such a heist. Baum kept us riveted to the story the whole time!

To talk about this book is to give too much away and spoil the surprise. My only bit of sadness was there was too little shaggy man!

Top notch story, what I've been hankering for for some time!