Until listening to this audiobook, all of my Wizard of Oz memories came from the 1939 film. I was expecting there to be a well constructed plot in the book, but I found each chapter annoyingly disconnected from the rest of the book. That being said, I wouldn't hesitate to grab one of the original Denslow-illustrated storybooks to read to any child.

(I found this "wonderfully" narrated version on iTunes podcasts for free.)