Further on, the road splits into seven paths. The girl agrees to show him the way, bringing her dog with her. He politely asks Dorothy for directions to Butterfield, which is the nearest town on the prairie. He is a friendly, yet slightly senile hobo with an optimistic, care free mentality.
While Dorothy Gale is at home in Kansas one day, she and her pet dog Toto meet the Shaggy Man who comes walking past the Gale farm. It is implied that she is amused by the differences present she has apparently lost weight, as well as changed her attire. This is in contrast to the “real” Dorothy, who is drawn here much as she is drawn in all of the Oz books illustrated by Neill. Neill, apparently takes this description literally, by causing the statues to resemble the illustrations made by his predecessor, W.W. The Tin Woodman’s garden features images of Dorothy and Toto, representing them as they first arrived in Oz. The colored pages represent the signature colors of the various countries of Oz that Dorothy and her companions travel through on their way to the Emerald City.
This is the only Oz book to be printed on colored pages instead of with colored pictures. It was originally published on Jand documents the adventures of Dorothy Gale’s fourth visit to the Land of Oz. The Road to Oz: In Which Is Related How Dorothy Gale of Kansas, The Shaggy Man, Button Bright, and Polychrome the Rainbow’s Daughter Met on an Enchanted Road and Followed it All the Way to the Marvelous Land of Oz.
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