This book was only slightly better than book #4, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. Dorothy goes off alone with the shaggy man, who steals todo by the way, and so all three of them get lost. They instantly think they are on the road to Oz, and run into new characters along the way which all ask to be invited to Ozma's birthday.

By the end of the book the Shaggy Man was my favorite character, despite his creepy start. I also thought Polychrome was an interesting idea, but she didn't have a very big part. I thought some of Baum's imaginatitive characters had come back, and in that respect I enjoyed parts of this book. However, I agree with others that Button Bright was the most annoying character in the series so far. The one time the group did run into problems it was just magically resolved, and it ended as quickly as the last book.