Sky Island

Two children are plucked from their ordinary life by a roaring blue wind and deposited on a floating island suspended in the sky. So begins L. Frank Baum's lesser-known wonder, a sequel to The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus that rivals Oz at its most magical. Betty and Tommy must navigate a world where birds speak, clouds take physical form, and the mysterious Little Prince holds dominion over his own aerial kingdom. A storm witch threatens the island's existence, and only the children's pluck and honest hearts might save it. Baum wrote for children who still believe the world holds more than meets the eye. Sky Island is for readers who want to remember what it felt like to look up at the clouds and imagine cities, kingdoms, armies waiting just beyond sight. It's a story that treats imagination as something sacred, and kindness as the truest magic.