I enjoyed trying to imagine what political points of view this author seemed to ascribe to the Munchkins, Gillikins, Quadlings, and others in the 2008s and 2009 when this book was published to what Baum published in 1900. I read it before the election in 2024.
I recommend this book for the Afterword essay by the author who explains the difference between fairy tales and fantasy, and why we continue to use our imagination to help us find our own way there and back again.
I rated it 5 stars.