The Wizard of Oz

Author: L. Frank Baum
Lexile measure: 840, but many adaptations with lower Lexiles
Bottom line:   Classic fantasy, but not without its drawbacks.
Language:  No swear words, no potty language, some use of dialect.
Violence:  Witches killed by accident.  There is fighting between the flying monkeys and the travelers, but nothing bloody.
Big Kid Mature Topics:   Tornadoes.  Witches/wizards portrayed as good as well as wicked.  Lying/deception.
Illustrations:  depends on the edition, many have color illustrations but most only have them every several pages.
Plot: moderately complex.

We both enjoyed this book, but I think it definitely has drawbacks.  I felt I had to have a long discussion with DD about witches and magic before we started reading.  Also, I distinctly remember being very frightened of the flying monkeys as a child.  One nice aspect of this book is that it comes as a very long series.  Currently DD is obsessed, which makes book choices at the library easy.