{"product_id":"9781605017914","title":"The Suprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Magical Monarch of Mo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (1898) is the first full-length children's fantasy book by L. Frank Baum. Originally published in 1899 as \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New Wonderland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, the book was reissued in 1903 with a new title in order to capitalize upon the alliterative title of Baum's successful \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e. It is illustrated by Frank Ver Beck.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMo\u003c\/i\u003e is much more of a nonsense book than \u003ci\u003eOz\u003c\/i\u003e, bringing to mind Lewis Carroll's \u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e, which is probably what the original title referred to.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEach chapter is a different story, unlike Baum's other books, which are full length stories. They do, however have a general throughline, and can be seen as an episodic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e— Excerpted from \u003ci\u003eWikipedia, \u003c\/i\u003ethe free encyclopedia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MobileReference","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138719793392,"sku":"9781605017914","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781605017914_p0.jpg?v=1763828677","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781605017914","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}