The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

It's the Wizard of Oz, so I doubt I can add any insight to the story. It has been on my shelf for quite a while, so I got it down to read yesterday. I never realized how different the book and movie are. The main plot points and characters remain, but very little else. The wicked witch of the west was really only present for 2 or 3 very short chapters because the story moves fairly quickly from one point to another. It almost seems like a string of fairy tales or fables that are strung together by a central story. I think I would like to see an adaption that was closer to the actual book, one that highlights the specific colors/countries the way Baum wrote and has the short stories interwoven into the main plot. The book was not quite what I was expecting, but it was a quick pleasant read. It was innocent and concise, and there was a morals a plenty.