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L. Frank Baum was an American author best known for his fantasy novel series, 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. His works have had a profound impact on children's literature.

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“Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So I believe that dreams - day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain-machinery whizzing - are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization.”

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Book:The Lost Princess of Oz

Source: The Lost Princess of Oz

“Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine, and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities.”

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Book:The Complete Wizard of Oz (Includes Encyclopedia of Oz and Biography of L. Frank Baum)

Source: The Complete Wizard of Oz (Includes Encyclopedia of Oz and Biography of L. Frank Baum)

“Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me. When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that I am getting old my first book is written to amuse children. For aside from my evident inability to do anything "great," I have learned to regard fame as a will-o-the-wisp which, when caught, is not worth the possession; but to please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward.”

“Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me.”

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Book:The Lost Princess of Oz

Source: The Lost Princess of Oz

“Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity.”

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Book:30+ FANTASY ADVENTURES & FAIRY TALES – Ultimate Collection (Magical World Series): The Wizard of Oz Series, Dot and Tot of Merryland, Mother Goose in Prose, The Magical Monarch of Mo, American Fairy Tales, The Master Key, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Sea Fairies…

Source: 30+ FANTASY ADVENTURES & FAIRY TALES – Ultimate Collection (Magical World Series): The Wizard of Oz Series, Dot and Tot of Merryland, Mother Goose in Prose, The Magical Monarch of Mo, American Fairy Tales, The Master Key, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Sea Fairies…

“Stunt dwarf or destroy the imagination of a child and you have taken away its chances of success in life. Imagination transforms the commonplace into the great and creates the new out of the old.”

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Author:L. Frank Baum

“Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine, and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So I believe that dreams - day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing - are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization. A prominent educator tells me that fairy tales are of untold value in developing imagination in the young. I believe it.”