List of Published Oz Apocrypha - Emerald City Press

Emerald City Press

Emerald City Press was an imprint of Books of Wonder. Unlike their facsimile editions of Baum's Oz books and other classics of children's literature, these are published through an independent arm rather than through William Morrow and Company. They also published The Emerald City Mirror as part of the now defunct Royal Club of Oz. Many of the stories in this were ghost written by David Hulan. Donald Abbott's work was featured prominently by Emerald City Press. He drew in the style of W.W. Denslow, and the books he wrote are all prequels to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and often incorporate elements from the 1902 musical extravaganza and other early Baum books like Father Goose. These books usually have no impact on the canon, the major exception being The Patchwork Bride of Oz, which depicts the wedding of the Scarecrow and the Patchwork Girl. How the Wizard Saved Oz is particularly inconsistent with the canonical account.

  1. How the Wizard Came to Oz by Donald Abbott (1991)
  2. The Nome King's Shadow in Oz by Gilbert M. Sprague (1992)
  3. The Giant Garden of Oz by Eric Shanower (1993)
  4. Queen Ann in Oz by Karyl Carlson and Eric Gjovaag (1993)
  5. The Magic Chest of Oz by Donald Abbott (1993)
  6. The Magic Dishpan of Oz by Jeff Freedman (1994)
  7. Masquerade in Oz by Bill Campbell and Irwin Terry (1995)
  8. The Glass Cat of Oz by David Hulan (1995)
  9. Christmas in Oz by Robin Hess (1995)
  10. How the Wizard Saved Oz by Donald Abbott (1996)
  11. The Patchwork Bride of Oz by Gilbert M. Sprague (1997)
  12. Father Goose in Oz by Donald Abbott (1997)
  13. The Speckled Rose of Oz by Donald Abbott (1997)
  14. The Amber Flute of Oz by Donald Abbott (1998)
  15. The Lavender Bear of Oz by Bill Campbell and Irwin Terry (1998)
  16. The Silver Sorceress of Oz by Atticus Gannaway (1998)

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