Oz Continued
Series · 32
books · 1921-2014
Books in series
#15
The Royal Book of Oz
1921
The Scarecrow decides to search for his family tree and winds up discovering that he is the long-lost Emperor of the Silver Island. Along the way, he meets such colorful characters as the A-B-Sea Serpent, the lumpy mud men, Sir Hokus of Pokes, and others. Includes whimsical illustrations by John R. Neill.
#16
Kabumpo in Oz
1922
During Prince Pompadore of Pumperdink's eighteenth birthday celebration, his birthday cake explodes, revealing a magic scroll, a magic mirror, and a doorknob. The scroll warns the prince that if the he doesn't wed a "proper princess" within seven days, his entire kingdom will disappear. The prince, along with the kingdom's wise elephant Kabumpo, set off on an adventure to the Emerald City so Pompa can marry Princess Ozma, the only "proper princess" the Elegant Elephant can think of as worthy of his prince.
#17
The Cowardly Lion of Oz
1923
Book 17 of The Wizard of Oz
In the story, the Cowardly Lion believes that he has depleted the reserve of courage imbued in him by the Wizard (as told in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz). Someone soon misdirects the Lion into thinking that he can only replenish his courage by eating a courageous man. Since the Lion dislikes the notion of harming anyone, he resolves to do the deed as quickly as possible, and so embarks on his quest.
Unbeknownst to the Lion, he is being hunted by two would-be hunters: a circus clown named Notta Bit More, and an orphaned boy named Bobby Downs, whom Notta calls Bob Up. Notta accidentally said the magic spell that sent Bob and him to the Munchkin land of Mudge, where the tyrannical and cranky ruler, Mustafa, sends them on their quest: two cowardly lion hunters hunting a Cowardly Lion.
#18
Grampa in Oz
1924
Return to the wonderful world of Oz, in which King Fumbo of Ragbad loses his head in a storm and Prince Tatters, accompanied by the wise and wonderful old soldier Grampa, sets off to find the king's head, a fortune, and a princess.
With Bill, a live iron weathercock, they visit a Wizard's Garden and discover Urtha, a lovely girl made all of flowers—and proceed to fall, swim, explode, sail, and fly above and below Oz and Ev. Grampa and Co. eventually meet Dorothy herself, traveling with a Forgetful Poet in search of the missing princess of Perhaps City who has been condemned to marry a monster!
#20
The Hungry Tiger of Oz
1926
In which the winsome Hungry Tiger is whisked away to the Kingdom of Rashin an attempt to satisfy his appetite. Little Betsy Bobbin and the perky Vegetable Man join him an young Prince Reddy in a search for the three magic Rash Rubies.
They travel through the Gnome Kingdom, whereupon the Tiger is captured by the Giant Big Wigs. Meanwhile, Princess Ozma herself is kidnapped from the Emerald City by Atmos Fere the Airman. Will the Rash Rubies be magic enough to rescue out friends, defeat the wicked Pasha, and return Reddy to his throne as the Rightful Ruler of Rash?
#21
The Gnome King of Oz
1927
Return to L. Frank Baum’s wonderful world of Oz with this illustrated children’s book series.
Ruggedo, the wicked old Gnome King, escapes from Runaway Island and sets out to reclaim his own kingdom and ravage Oz. Together with Peter, an unsuspecting lad from Philadelphia, he discovers the magic casket of Soob the Sorcerer and a flying cloak of Invisibility.
Meanwhile, Scraps, the extraordinary Patchwork Girl of Oz, has been kidnapped from the Emerald City. Along with Peter, Grumpy the Bear, and Ozwold the Oztrich, she tries to save the capital of Oz before Ruggedo’s new sorcery can take effect. But it’s up to Peter and his baseball pitching skill to make the final stand against the Gnome King of Oz!
Praise for the Oz series
“Where the young stay young and the old grow young forever—these books are for readers of all ages.” —Ray Bradbury
“The land of Oz has managed to fascinate each new generation... The Oz books continue to exert their spell . . . and those who read [them] are often made what they were not—imaginative, tolerant, alert to wonders.” —Gore Vidal
“I was raised with the Oz books, and their enchantment, humor and excitement remain with me. They are still a joy and a treasure. I welcome this Oz revival.” —Stephen R. Donaldson
#22
The Giant Horse of Oz
1928
Return to L. Frank Baum’s wonderful world of Oz with this illustrated children’s book series.
The Scarecrow, tiny Trot from California, and Benny (a living stone statue from Boston) encounter High Boy, whose telescopic legs and airy personality make him in every way the Giant Horse of Oz! High Boy himself is on an expedition with Herby the Medicine Man and little Prince Philador of the spectacular Ozure Isles, whose home has been threatened with utter destruction by a terrifying monster sea serpent.
They all come together in a thrilling episode of Ozian history—which includes the discovery of the enchanted past of the wonderful Good Witch of the North, the very first person Dorothy met when she arrived from Kansas many years before.
Praise for the Oz series
“Where the young stay young and the old grow young forever—these books are for readers of all ages.” —Ray Bradbury
“The land of Oz has managed to fascinate each new generation... The Oz books continue to exert their spell . . . and those who read [them] are often made what they were not—imaginative, tolerant, alert to wonders.” —Gore Vidal
“I was raised with the Oz books, and their enchantment, humor and excitement remain with me. They are still a joy and a treasure. I welcome this Oz revival.” —Stephen R. Donaldson
#23
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz
1929
Return to L. Frank Baum’s wonderful world of Oz with this illustrated children’s book series.
Peter, the lad from Philadelphia, joins forces with Jack Pumpkinhead to rescue Ozma and the Emerald City from conquest by Mogodore, the infamous Red Baron of Baffleburg. Even with the help of Belfaygor of Bourne, whose beard grows at an alarming rate, and the consistently charming and rhyming Iffin—which, as everyone knows, is a griffin who’s lost his grrrr—their efforts seem in vain.
The horrendous Scare City, an enchanted pirate sack that can scoop up entire armies, a magic dinner bell, and a forbidden flagon are mixed up in the adventure, too—but it takes the legendary Red Jinn of Ev to provide the red magic that could help Jack Pumpkinhead save the Land of Oz.
Praise for the Oz series
“Where the young stay young and the old grow young forever—these books are for readers of all ages.” —Ray Bradbury
“The land of Oz has managed to fascinate each new generation... The Oz books continue to exert their spell . . . and those who read [them] are often made what they were not—imaginative, tolerant, alert to wonders.” —Gore Vidal
“I was raised with the Oz books, and their enchantment, humor and excitement remain with me. They are still a joy and a treasure. I welcome this Oz revival.” —Stephen R. Donaldson
#24
The Yellow Knight of Oz
1930
Book 24 in The Wizard of Oz
#25
Pirates in Oz
1931
Book 25 in The Wizard of Oz
#26
The Purple Prince of Oz
1932
Return to L. Frank Baum’s wonderful world of Oz with this illustrated children’s book series.
Prince Randy of Regalia must prove his right to be a royal. On his adventure-filled quest to fulfill the tasks set him, Randy meets the friendly giant Nandywog, a terrifying monster—then escapes from the city of the villainous Doublemen. He even makes a genuine trip over the rainbow to Oz in the company of the legendary Red Jinn and the incredibly Elegant Elephant Kabumpo.
But can Randy pass the seven magical tests as well as save the conquered Kingdom of Pumperdink—and can Jinnicky’s Red Magic help him?
Praise for the Oz series
“Where the young stay young and the old grow young forever—these books are for readers of all ages.” —Ray Bradbury
“The land of Oz has managed to fascinate each new generation... The Oz books continue to exert their spell . . . and those who read [them] are often made what they were not—imaginative, tolerant, alert to wonders.” —Gore Vidal
“I was raised with the Oz books, and their enchantment, humor and excitement remain with me. They are still a joy and a treasure. I welcome this Oz revival.” —Stephen R. Donaldson
#27
Ojo in Oz
1933
Book 27 in The Wizard of Oz
#28
Speedy in Oz
1934
Book 28 in The Wizard of Oz
#29
The Wishing Horse of Oz
1935
Magic wishing emeralds mysteriously arrive in the little kingdom of Skampavia. King Skamperoo immediately confiscates them and wishes to become the Emperor of Oz, with his magic horse Chalk as his advisor. All the residents of Oz are enchanted to forget Ozma and their own rulers, except for Dorothy and Pigasus the flying pig. Can Dorothy and Pigasus break the enchantment and rescue Princess Ozma? Will they forge an unlikely alliance with the Gnome King? And who is the real owner and possessor of the secret of the wishing emeralds?
The Wishing Horse of Oz is the twenty-ninth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum.
#30
Captain Salt in Oz
1936
Book 30 in The Wizard of Oz
#31
Handy Mandy in Oz
1937
Book 31 in The Wizard of Oz
#32
The Silver Princess in Oz
1938
Book 32 in The Wizard of Oz
#33
Ozoplaning With the Wizard of Oz
1939
Introducing the Wizard's latest and greatest invention—the Ozoplane, which can magically fly up through the Stratosphere to all the incredible fairy kingdoms in the sky.Dorothy, the Wizard, Cowardly Lion and Scarecrow go off to explore Red Top Mountain, where the wicked Bustabo has stolen King Azarine's throne, while th Tin Woodman is accidentally sent skyrocketing wit his friends up to the magical kingdom of StratovaniaOzoplaning with the Wizard of Oz, first published in 1939, was Thompson's last Oz book—and for it sh pulled out all the stops! It features all of Neill's mor than 130 black-and-white drawing
#34
The Wonder City of Oz
1940
The Wonder City of Oz (1940) is the thirty-fourth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the first written and illustrated solely by John R. Neill. With The Wonder City of Oz, Neill introduced a change in tone that continued through his subsequent books. Neill's Emerald City has skyscrapers and gas stations. Normally inanimate objects act houses talk and fight, shoes sing (they have tongues), and clocks run. Jenny Jump captures a leprechaun named Siko Pompus (apparently a pun on "psychopomp") and forces him to make her into a fairy; but he only does half the job before escaping. Jenny then jumps to Oz using her half-fairy gifts. She lands in the carriage of Princess Ozma during a parade—and quickly expresses her desire to be a queen herself. Her ambition lures her into running against Ozma in an Ozlection to become ruler of the Land of Oz.
#35
The Scalawagons of Oz
1941
When the strange and mysterious Bell Snickle "snickles" around the scalawagons of Oz, there is big trouble in the Emerald City.
#36
Lucky Bucky in Oz
1942
After an explosion blows Lucky Bucky sky-high, he meets Davy Jones, a wooden whale who helps him voyage to Oz.
#37
The Magical Mimics In Oz
1946
Princess Ozma and Glinda are preparing to leave Oz for the Forest of Burzee, to attend the Grand Council of the fairy queen Lurline, held once every 200 years. Dorothy is surprised when Ozma appoints her to rule Oz in her place; Ozma reminds Dorothy that she is a princess of Oz, and will have the support of the Wizard.
The scene shifts to the inside of hollow Mount Illuso, next to Mount Phantastico across the Deadly Desert from Oz. Illuso is the home of the Magical Mimics; they are evil beings like their neighbors the Phanfasms. The Mimics habitually shift among strange and ugly physical forms. The Mimics have one special trick: they can copy the shape of humans simply by stepping into their shadows.
#38
The Shaggy Man of Oz
1949
When the Love Magnet falls from its place above th Emerald City gates, Shaggy Man sets out to find Con the Wizard and get it repaired. Shaggy Man's ques takes him to strange places where he meets so extraordinary people—including a little wooden clow named Twiffle, the Fairy Beaver King, and a boy ar girl from Buffalo, New York, named Twink and Ton The Shaggy Man of Oz is the second of two Oz boo written by Jack Snow in the late 1940s. This facsimi features Snow's complete story and all of Fra Kramer's original black-and-white illustratio
#39
The Hidden Valley of Oz
1951
Jam, a boy from Ohio, builds a kite and attaches it to a crate and sets off to Oz with his two guinea pigs, Pinny and Gig, and a lab rat named Percy. Once in Oz, Jam realizes his pets can talk. He lands in the Hidden Valley and becomes a prisoner, but they escape and set out on adventures with the Tin Woodman.
#40
Merry Go Round in Oz
1963
Robin Brown mounts a merry-go-round in Oregon, grabs the brass ring, and suddenly he and his scarlet carousel horse fly off to Oz! With the magically animated merry-go-round horse as a companion, Robin joins Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, Prince Gules, and a unicorn on a quest to save the Kingdom of Halidom.Merry Go Round in Oz was the 40th and last of the original Oz books issued by L. Frank Baum's own publishers. Written by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (winner of three Newbery Honor Medals) and her daughter, and illustrated by beloved Oz artist Dick Martin, this is a complete facsimile of the original 1963 edition.
#42
The Enchanted Island of Oz
1976
This is the last (and shortest) of Thompson's 21 novels about the Land of Oz. It tells the story of David Perry, a boy from Pennsylvania who, on a visit to a circus, wishes that a camel could talk. He is amazed when his wish is granted. David nicknames the talking camel Humpty Bumpty; together the boy and camel embark on a whirlwind tour of strange lands, including Somewhere, Dwindlebury, and the flying island of Kapurta (which is the enchanted Island of the title). They meet the range of strange characters typical of Oz literature—among them, Water Lily (a lake nymph), Queen Else of Somewhere, and a dragon named Dismocolese. —Wikipedia
#45
The Wicked Witch Of Oz
1993
The Wicked Witch of Oz, by Rachel cosgrove Payes, illustrated by Eric Shanower .First Edition, 1993, The International Wizard of Oz Club, Kinderhook, Illinois
#46
The Runaway in Oz
1995
Running away from Oz, Scraps, the patchwork girl, encounters the Wogglebug's castle in the air, Fanny the Weather Witch, and Popla, a power plant
#47
The Rundelstone of Oz
2001
Join the living marionette Pocotristi Sostenutobetter known as Pocoon his desperate search for the missing Rundelstone of Oz.
Poco and his fellow Troupadours travel through remote corners of the magical Land of Oz, presenting plays to entertain the inhabitants. But after a triumphant performance in Whitheraway Castle, Poco suddenly finds himself alone and thrust into a new line of workas major-domo to Slyddwyn the Whitherd.
Soon, unanswered questions trouble Poco. Who is the mysterious black-bearded stranger repeatedly donning disguises to gain entrance to the castle? What scheme is Slyddwyn the Whitherd planning? And where did Poco's fellow players really go?
To get answers, Poco must find the mysterious Rundelstoneand he better find it fast, or else the sun will never rise again on the hidden Oz kingdom of Fyordi-Zik.
At first, Poco's only ally is a Gillikin boy named Rolly. But even when Ozma, Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wizard of Oz join Poco, can anyone hope to untangle the devious designs of Slyddwyn?
The Rundelstone of Oz bursts with magic and surprises right up to its final page.
#48
The Emerald Wand of Oz
2005
Meet Em and Dori, two modern-day descendants of Dorothy Gale (yes, THAT Dorothy), who follow in her famous footsteps to the magical land of Oz—and adventure. Dori loves reading all of the wonderful old Oz books, imagining what it would be like to meet the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow. Her younger sister, Em, thinks that believing in Oz is for babies and that the magical snow globe Dori claims was left to them by Dorothy Gale is just an old souvenir. But when a tornado suddenly deposits the sisters in a place where unicorns hold beauty contests, Nome princes walk through solid rock, and magic takes care of daily chores, they realize they're not in Kansas anymore. However, this is a new Oz, different in many ways from how it was when Dorothy traveled down the yellow brick road. Strange dark clouds hover over the Emerald City, Princess Ozma and her people are under an evil spell cast by Bastinda, the new Wicked Witch of the West, and Dorothy is nowhere to be found! It is up to Em and Dori to reverse the spell and save the people of Oz. But to do that they must get hold of the magic wand used to cast it—a wand that belongs to the wicked witch! Whether this is your first trip to Oz or you have visited many times before, prepare to be enchanted by Sherwood Smith's fresh new adventure!
#49
Trouble Under Oz
2006
Big trouble is brewing in Oz! Sinister clouds boil ominously over the Emerald City, Dorothy has gone missing, and there are rumblings of rebellion in the Nome Kingdom. So a desperate plea for help goes out from Princess Ozma to two resourceful sisters from Kansas through the magic snow globe that helped bring them to Oz once before.
But the girls face troubles of their own at home, and only one of them can answer Ozma's call. It's up to Dori to prevent a war deep in the caverns of the Nomes, while Em tries to do the same between their parents. It's hard to say who has the tougher job.
Written by acclaimed fantasy author Sherwood Smith and adorned with marvelous full-page black-and-white illustrations by William Stout, Trouble Under Oz is the second adventure featuring Dori and Em, two modern-day descendants of Dorothy Gale. The girls find themselves drawn even deeper into the affairs of the magical land they first visited in The Emerald Wand of Oz.
#50
Sky Pyrates Over Oz
2014
At long last! The finale to Sherwood Smith’s Oz trilogy is here! Journey back to Oz with Dori and Emma, along with old favorites like Scraps and Polychrome, as they travel through the skies over Oz. There’s a plot afoot with a dastardly villain who kidnapped Princess Dorothy in Smith’s first book, The Emerald Wand of Oz. It’ll take Glinda, Rikk the Nome, Dori, Emma, Scraps, and many more to contend with this threat… even a shaggy dog named “Dad!”
Authors
Rachel Cosgrove Payes
Author · 3 books
Rachel R. Cosgrove Payes was an American genre novelist. A research biologist by training, she married Norman Morris Payes in 1954. The bulk of Cosgrove's work consisted of historical romance novels, many published by Playboy Press. Used These Alternate Names: E.L. Arch, Joanne Kaye, Rachel Payes, Rachel R. Cosgrove, Rachel Cosgrove.
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Author · 14 books
Eloise Jarvis McGraw was an author of children's books. She was awarded the Newbery Honor three times in three different decades, for her novels Moccasin Trail (1952), The Golden Goblet (1962), and The Moorchild (1997). A Really Weird Summer (1977) won an Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America. McGraw had a very strong interest in history, and among the many books she wrote for children are Greensleeves, Pharaoh, The Seventeenth Swap, and Mara, Daughter of the Nile. McGraw also contributed to the Oz series started by L. Frank Baum, writing with her daughter Lauren Lynn McGraw (Wagner) Merry Go Round in Oz (the last of the Oz books issued by Baum's publisher) and The Forbidden Fountain of Oz, and later writing The Rundelstone of Oz on her own. The actual writing of the books was done entirely by Eloise; Lauren made story contributions significant enough for Eloise to assign her co-authorship credit. She lived for many years in Portland, Oregon before dying in late 2000 of "complications of cancer". McGraw was married to William Corbin McGraw, who died in 1999. They had two children, Peter and Lauren. -Wikipedia
Sherwood Smith
Author · 74 books
I am a writer,( Patreon here) but I'm on Goodreads to talk about books, as I've been a passionate reader as long as I've been a writer—since early childhood. I'm not going to rate books—there are too many variables. I'd rather talk about the reading experience. My 'reviews' of my books are confined to the writing process.
John R. Neill
Author · 4 books
John Rea Neill (November 12, 1877 - September 19, 1943) was a magazine and children's book illustrator primarily known for illustrating more than forty stories set in the Land of Oz, including L. Frank Baum's, Ruth Plumly Thompson's, and three of his own. His pen-and-ink drawings have become identified almost exclusively with the Oz series. He did a great deal of magazine and newspaper illustration work which is not as well known today. (Wikipedia)
