A review by geohawk
The Sea Fairies by L. Frank Baum

3.0

It has been a long time since I've read Baum, and I've never read a book outside of the primary Oz series. So Trot and Cap'n Bill aren't total strangers to me, and the behavior of the mermaids doesn't seem like much of a surprise. The book takes it time getting to the primary antagonist, Zog (an unfortunate name, these days), a wizard of sorts. There is real and unpleasant danger for the protagonists, but it is handled tidily, though I suppose it might have been more pleasing if the mermaid queen had been able to resolve the situation herself.

I don't know how much I'll be returning to Baum or his creations in the future, depending largely on the interests of my kids, I suppose.