L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
Twinkle and Chubbins: Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland
"Twinkle and Chubbins: Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland" by L. Frank Baum is a collection of stories published in 1911. Young Twinkle encounters magical worlds where she meets talking woodchucks, visits prairie dog villages, breaks enchantments on fairy princes, and discovers sugar cities hidden inside mountains. Through dreams and mysterious transformations, she learns lessons about kindness to animals while exploring fantastical realms. These six tales blend everyday rural life with whimsical fairy-tale adventures, originally published separately under Baum's pen name Laura Bancroft.