Random House's A Brand-New Oz Adventure Series
Random House published a series of short Oz books for younger readers in 1985-1986. These books are all set prior to The Road to Oz and do not necessarily fit with canon books. For example, Dorothy being able to swim is an important plot point in Ozma and the Wayward Wand, yet in The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Dorothy states that she cannot swim. The book also gives Aunt Em the second name Glenda to tie her to Glinda. More problematic still is Dorothy and the Magic Belt, in which Mombi is turned into a baby and Aunt Em and Uncle Henry learn of the existence of Oz before they arrive there in The Emerald City of Oz. The books are in several cases not consistent with each other.
The first four books are illustrated by David Rose, the last by C.S. Ewing.
- Dorothy and the Magic Belt by Susan Saunders (1985)
- Dorothy and the Seven-Leaf Clover by Dorothy Haas (1985)
- Mister Tinker in Oz by James Howe (1985)
- Ozma and the Wayward Wand by Polly Berends (1985)
- Dorothy and Old King Crow by Dorothy Haas (1986)
Read more about this topic: List Of Published Oz Apocrypha
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