The Wizard of the Emerald City 1". The Wizard of the Emerald City The Wizard of the Emerald City () is a 1939 children's novel by Russian writer Alexander Melentyevich Volkov. The book is a re-narration of L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". Baum's name is sometimes credited in the book (in the appendix by Volkov, which is found in some editions, where Volkov describes the origins of his book). The names of most characters are changed, some elements of Baum's novel are removed, and some new elements are added. The book was illustrated by Leonid Vladimirski in 1959 and became quite popular in
The Wonderful Land of Oz are by Loonis McGlohan and Alec Wilder. This is derived from the fact that they wrote music for the Land of Oz theme park in Banner Elk, North Carolina, released on a vinyl record titled "The Land of Oz". Their songs were inspired by "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", not "The Marvelous Land of Oz". The songs for the film were composed by George Linsenmann with lyrics by Ralph Falco. The experimental rock group Daiquiri often performs "I Don't Want to Be a Statue" as part of their act, as has The New Zip Code Rapists. The Wonderful Land of