(Oneida, NY – Nov. 2014) In an after-school book talk for elementary-school students on Monday Nov. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in the Oneida Public Library’s Children’s Room, author Richard Mickelson will talk about , his new chapter book “The Wizard of Oz, Where Is He Now?” as well as his picture-book series on Richie the Teddy Bear.
In his new book, Mickelson takes up the story of the Wizard of Oz as he ascends in the balloon in his departure from the Emerald City. Along for the ride as a stowaway is Mickelson’s heroine, Rosebud, the Munchkin girl who is continually teased for her shortness and wishes the Wizard to use his magic and make her tall. Together they experience strange adventures as they travel across a magical world on their way to Kansas.
Mickelson previously published six picture books featuring his sturdy hero, Richie the Teddy Bear, with illustrations by Patty Fleckenstein. Among the most popular are “Richie, the Teddy Bear Who Saved Christmas” and “Richie’s Glorious Valentine Adventure.”
Mickelson, who lives in Tully, has long been fascinated by the works of L. Frank Baum. His salute to Baum’s work, “The Wizard of Oz, Where Is He Now,” has just been published by Tate Publishing.
For more information, stop by Oneida Library, 220 Broad St., or call 363-3050.