Oz

The Oz series is popular children's book series which has attracted a significant fan base. It began with L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with illustrations by W.W. Denslow, published in 1900. Baum did not intend to start a series; however, readers enjoyed it so much that they called for a sequel, and he needed the money after moving to Hollywood. While Baum tried to end the series at least twice, he ended up writing fourteen books. After his death, other authors continued the series up to 1963.

While Baum himself stated that he wrote Wizard of Oz "solely to please children of today", the Oz books have addressed or left significantly unaddressed several philosophical questions. The political themes arguably present in the original The Wizard of Oz in 1900 and the Broadway play based on it were not continued in the rest of the series. The famous 1939 movie version is based on the 1900 original.

List of official Oz books

Forty official Oz books were published by the original publishers. Fans have written and published many unofficial books; however, these mostly do not have the permission of the original authors and are mostly considered unofficial.

By L. Frank Baum

Cover	Title	Year	Available online?	Summary
	1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz	1900	Yes
	2. The Marvelous Land of Oz	July 1904	Yes
	3. Ozma of Oz	1907	Yes
	4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz	1908	Yes
	5. The Road to Oz	1909	Yes
	6. The Emerald City of Oz	1910	Yes
	7. The Patchwork Girl of Oz	??	Yes
	8. Tik-Tok of Oz	1914	Yes
	9. The Scarecrow of Oz	1915	Yes
	10. Rinkitink in Oz	1916	Yes	This was originally a non-Oz book entitled King Rinkitink, which Baum adapted into an Oz book by having the main character be rescued by Dorothy at the end.
	11. The Lost Princess of Oz	1917	Yes
	12. The Tin Woodman of Oz	1918	Yes
	13. The Magic of Oz	1919	Yes
	14. Glinda of Oz	1915	Yes

By Ruth Plumly Thompson

After Baum's death, his publisher (with Baum's wife's consent) hired Ruth Plumly Thompson, a popular childrens' book author, to continue the series.

Thompson's earlier books moved into the public domain before the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act; her later books are also public-domain because she neglected to renew the copyright.

Title	Year	Available online?	Summary
15. The Royal Book of Oz	1921	Yes	This book was falsely claimed to be based on an original draft by Baum.
16. Kabumpo in Oz	1922	Yes
17. The Cowardly Lion of Oz	1923	No; still under copyright.
18. Grampa in Oz	1924	No; still under copyright.
19. The List King of Oz	1925	No; still under copyright.
20. The Hungry Tiger of Oz	1926	No; still under copyright.
21. The Gnome King of Oz	1927	No; still under copyright.
22. The Giant Horse of Oz	1928	No; still under copyright.
23. Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz	1929	No; still under copyright.
24. The Yellow Knight of Oz	1930	No; still under copyright.
25. Pirates in Oz	1931	No; still under copyright.
26. The Purple Prince of Oz	1932	No; still under copyright.
27. Ojo in Oz	1933	No; still under copyright.
28. Speedy in Oz	1934	No; still under copyright.
29. The Wishing Horse of Oz	1935	Yes
30. Captain Salt in Oz	1936	Yes
31. Handy Mandy in Oz	1937	Yes
32. The Silver Princess in Oz	1938	Yes
33. Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz	1939	Yes

By Neill, Snow, Cosgrave, and McGraw

Title	Author	Year	Summary
34. The Wonder City of Oz	John R. Neill	1940
35. The Scalawagons of Oz	John R. Neill	1941
36. Lucky Bucky in Oz	John R. Neill	1942
37. The Magical Mimics in Oz	Jack Snow	1946
38. The Shaggy Man of Oz	Jack Snow	1949
39. The Hidden Valley of Oz	Rachel R. Cosgrave	1951
40. Merry Go Round in Oz	Eloise Jarvis McGraw & Lauren McGraw Wagner	1963

External Links

• Archives of "The Ozzy Digest," a discussion group for fans of the Oz series. Parts of it have been sorted into discussions about each individual book.
• Official website of the International Wizard of Oz Club