Author Biography
Lyman Frank Baum was an American author, actor, and independent filmmaker best known as the creator, along with illustrator W. W. Denslow, of one of the most popular books in American children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a plethora of other works; 55 novels in total, 82 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings. READER BIO Tara's voice can be heard on hundreds of radio and TV commercials, audiobooks, video games, and cartoons. Tara has narrated dozens of audiobooks, including the seriesSammy Keyesand Katy Kelly'sAllie Finkle.She has received several Earphone awards from Audiofile Magazine and was nominated for an Audie award for the multicast performance ofLemony Snicket: Book 1,starring Tim Curry. For 2 years, Tara was the on-camera host of Cartoon Network's weekly Friday night lineup, appropriately titledFridays.
