The Woggle-Bug Book

Summary

"The Woggle-Bug Book" by L. Frank Baum is a children's picture book published in 1905. This Oz spinoff follows the Highly Magnified Woggle-Bug as he ventures into an American city and falls hopelessly in love with a colorful plaid dress displayed in a store window. Unable to distinguish the garment from its wearers, the Bug pursues his beloved through various misadventures, from ditchdigging to an accidental balloon voyage to Africa. There he encounters talking animals and hostile Arabs before finding an unexpected resolution to his peculiar romantic quest. (This is an automatically generated summary.)