Dickens & Rumi

book

Who stole the Wizard of Oz?

Avi · 1981

Explore the age guidance, content cautions, positive qualities, and supporting notes for Who stole the Wizard of Oz? by Avi. This book is content notes include Products & advertising; positive qualities include Creativity & curiosity, Good role models.

Source checked

Quick view

At a glance

Recommended ageNot listed

Strongest cautions

  • Products & advertising1/5

Strongest positives

  • Creativity & curiosity3/5
  • Good role models3/5
  • Positive messages3/5

What’s in it?

Products & advertising1/5
Why this rating?

No commercial products featured.

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience2/5
Why this rating?

Characters show the courage to ask questions and solve problems.

Creativity & curiosity3/5
Why this rating?

The book strongly invites imaginative engagement with Oz, literary clues, investigation, and inventive problem-solving.

Diverse representation1/5
Why this rating?

Available information does not indicate a notable focus on diverse identities or backgrounds; representation may be limited or incidental.

Educational value2/5
Why this rating?

It encourages literary knowledge, reading, research, observation, and deductive problem-solving through the mystery format.

Kindness & empathy2/5
Why this rating?

Characters are generally supportive of each other.

Positive messages3/5
Why this rating?

The story supports curiosity, persistence, careful reasoning, honesty, and the value of books and reading.

Good role models3/5
Why this rating?

The protagonists show initiative, curiosity, and teamwork.

Family discussion

Talk about it

Conversation starters based on this title’s published content notes.

  1. What was the most imaginative idea in the story, and what would you add to it?
  2. Did products, possessions, or buying things matter to the story? What message did that send?
  3. Which choice in Who stole the Wizard of Oz? would you have made differently, and why?
  4. Who changed the most in Who stole the Wizard of Oz?, and what caused that change?
Discuss this title with other parents

Community reactions

What families noticed

Add your perspective

Sign in from the homepage to rate this title.

Where to get it

Find in a libraryBuy on Bookshop.orgBuy on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate and Bookshop.org affiliate, Dickens & Rumi may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you.

These content notes are a starting point, not a guarantee. Review the evidence and use your own judgment before choosing a title.

Report an incorrect rating