The Wizard of Oz {Banned Books Week}

Banned Books Week

Day #2: The Wizard of Oz By L. Frank Baum

What I find interesting about the whole banned books thing, is that so many of the books are absolute classics. Books that we all grew up with, no matter our age, because they are timeless.

Today I am featuring The Wizard of Oz. I will be honest and say that I have never read the books, but they have always had a special place in my heart. My older sister absolutely loved the Wizard of Oz movie when we were younger, and I swear just about every time she babysat us, we watched that movie! My younger sister and I would always look at the Wizard of Oz Barbies in the store, and one year I was the Cowardly Lion for Halloween! My older brother was even in the Wizard of Oz play in junior high. So many good memories. It's hard to fathom the book being banned!



The reason for the banning: You start to see some themes in banned books. One commonality is almost always witchcraft. But I suppose they should also ban it for those ridiculous lollipop kids. ;) BUT there is more, the book is has also been banned for violence, and unwholesome and ungodly ideas. You have to keep in mind that the book was originally publish in 1900. The world was pretty different then. And in 1928 all public libraries in the US banned the book for the terrible idea that it depicted, "women in strong leadership roles." Oh no! Makes me curious to read the book because I always kinda thought Dorothy was a little bit of a whiner in the movie. :)

For this classic I wanted to do something a little out of my comfort zone, a Dorothy baby set! It was so fun to do and I think it turned out darling. I love the colors and think they are perfect for her character.



The pinafore dress looks so cute over a white onesie!



And I really love the little hair hat. Where was this when I was little? I would've loved a hair hat!



Check out my listing for it on Etsy here.

I used  a variety of different patterns:

Slippers- "Little Dot Mary Janes" by Whistle and Ivy

Dress- adapted from "Sunshine and Marmalade" by Melissa Mall

Hat- is a combination of ideas from "Princess Hat with Braids" by Corina Gray at Stitch 11 and Sarah Zimmerman of Repeat Crafter Me basic hat pattern.

Bows- "Super Simple Crochet Bows" by Things to Make and Do blog.