by L. Frank Baum (Author)
The Road to Oz: In Which Is Related How Dorothy Gale of Kansas, The Shaggy Man, Button Bright, and Polychrome the Rainbow's Daughter Met on an Enchanted Road and Followed it All the Way to the Marvelous Land of Oz is the fifth book in the Land of Oz series and documents Dorothy's fourth visit to Oz. The story begins with Dorothy near her home in Kansas when she and Toto meet the Shaggy Man, a wandering hobo who carries the Love Magnet with him. Further on, the road splits into seven paths. They take the seventh and soon meet Button Bright, a boy in a sailor's outfit who is always getting lost. Later, the companions meet Polychrome the Rainbow's Daughter, a fairy who danced off the edge of the rainbow just as it disappeared. Lyman Frank Baum was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and other works.