"The Wizard of Oz" is America's favorite children's book. And among critics and librarians, it was once the most despised.

With Wicked now in theaters, the adaptation of the Broadway musical — which itself is an adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s novel — has sparked a renewed interested in all things Wizard of Oz. Not only has there been an uptick in sales of copies of Maguire’s book (and a prequel novel,

In “Wicked: Part One” The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) enlists Elphaba and Galinda to help him decide on a color for a super-sidewalk that will thread throughout Oz that he’s building (yellow, naturally, wins).

I grew up watching The Wizard of Oz; I played it on repeat as a little kid. However, I hadn’t revisited it until after I saw Wicked in theaters right before its premiere on the

Even 85 years on, ’The Wizard of Oz’ is still one of the most important films in the history of Hollywood. The musical marvel helped usher in the era of Technicolor, and is fondly remembered for its whimsical fantasy story,