Mr. Tinker in Oz
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Mr. Tinker in Oz by James Howe |
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Author | James Howe |
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Illustrator | David Rose |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Fantasy/Childrens book |
Publisher | Random House |
Released | 1985 |
Pages | 64 |
ISBN | 0394970381 |
This is an apocryphal Oz book, published in 1985 by Random House involving an inventor responsible for Tik-Tok the Clockwork man and Dorothy and their adventure in Oz.
[edit] Plot
One night in Kansas, Dorothy meets Ezra P. Tinker, the inventor of Tik-tok the Clockwork man and he tells her the thousand year guarantee has just run down. With the help of Mister Tinker's speckoscope and Julius Quickscissors they return to Oz. They encounter a group of babies called the Widdlebits and trek across the bottomless swamp. Finally, they make it to the Emerald City, where Dorothy is able to be sent home once again.
[edit] Sources
http://www.halcyon.com/piglet/books/book6120.htm http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/060b58a77f90033aa19afeb4da09e526.html