The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, in my opinion is more than a children's story. It has many positive lessons about life.

• The yellow brick is a metaphor for the path along life.
• Your family cares for you even if they don't show it.
• For Munchkins, a persons size is not a measure of their value.
• There are good and wicked witches (those who practice other religions)
• Along the path of life you will meet helpful and dangerous people.
• If people talk a lot it is not the same as people who know a lot.
• Along the path of life are opportunities to help people.
• Along the path of life sometimes we must do things we are afraid to do.
• We will meet friend who will stay with us in hard times.
• Everyone has different skills and strengths (the Scarecrow, Woodman, Lion) and used them in different ways to solve the same problems.
• "The Deadly Poppy Field" is a warning about drugs.
• Avoid being intimidated by the powerful.
• LICENSE
• The wizard put into the scarecrow's head bran, pins and needles for proof that he is sharp. The scarecrow felt smart. And it was so.
• The wizard put into the Tin Woodman's breast, a silk heart and was very grateful felt great kindness. He felt he had a heart and had great compassion. And it was so.
• The wizard gave the Cowardly Lion, square green bottle of courage which is always inside. The lion drank and felt he was brave. The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth.
• The wizard lost control of the balloon to bring Dorothy but Glinda the Good told her she could go home anytime she wanted with her magic slippers. And it was so.
• And so you can do that which you believe you can do.