In L. Frank Baum’s “The Tin Woodsman of Oz”, (1918) the Tin Woodsman and the Scarecrow are visited by a young boy named Woot who learns that the Tin Woodsman was once a man who loved a young girl of Oz. Inspired, the three of them set off to find the girl. This novel, the 12th in the Oz series, provides a backstory for Oz and reversed a trend of declining sales in the Oz Books, perhaps as a result of a desire for nostalgia amid the carnage of World War I.
About the author
George Newbern has appeared in Father of the Bride, Father of the Bride II, Evening Star, Adventures in Babysitting, and many other films. On television, he has had roles on Scandal, Friends, Nip/Tuck, Hot in Cleveland, CSI, and more. He is also known for providing the voice of Superman in Justice League and for narrating audiobooks.