"Tiktok of Oz" by L.Frank Baum

I haven't read anything else by Baum but this book found it's way into my possession so I decided to give it a try. Perhaps I am mistaken but, it seems to me that this story was not as well composed as his most famous work "The Wizard of Oz". The characters feel like caricatures, the plot mechanisms feel simply transposed from reality and the morals of the story are very blatantly given. My best guess is that this book is truly intended for younger readers than myself. From their point of view, I can imagine a young mind being bewitched by many facets of this story. I can't make myself into a child so I shall not seek another work by Baum.