List of "canonical" Books By L. Frank Baum
| The Original and Official Oz Books by L. Frank Baum | |||||
| Cover | Order | Title | Illustrator | Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | W. W. Denslow | 1900 | George M. Hill | |
| Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, get swept into the Land of Oz by a cyclone. She meets a living Scarecrow, a man made entirely of tin, and a Cowardly Lion while trying to get to the Emerald City to see the great Wizard. Also reprinted by various publishers under the names The New Wizard of Oz and The Wizard of Oz with occasional minor changes in the text. It was originally written as a one-shot book. | |||||
| 2 | The Marvelous Land of Oz | John R. Neill | 1904 | Reilly & Britton | |
| A little boy, Tip, escapes from his evil guardian, the witch Mombi, with the help of a walking wooden figure with a jack-o'-lantern head named Jack Pumpkinhead (brought to life with the magic Powder of Life Tip stole from Mombi), as well as a living Sawhorse (created from the same powder). Tip ends up on an adventure with the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman. | |||||
| 3 | Ozma of Oz | John R. Neill | 1907 | Reilly & Britton | |
| While traveling to Australia with her Uncle Henry, Dorothy is swept overboard with a hen named Billina. They land in Ev, a country across the desert from Oz, and, together with new-found mechanical friend Tik-Tok, they must save Ev's royal family from the evil Nome King. With Princess Ozma's help, they finally return to Oz. | |||||
| 4 | Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz | John R. Neill | 1908 | Reilly & Britton | |
| On her way back from Australia, Dorothy visits her cousin, Zeb, in California. They are soon swallowed up by an earthquake, along with Zeb's horse Jim and Dorothy's cat Eureka. The group soon meets up with the Wizard and all travel underground back to Oz. | |||||
| 5 | The Road to Oz | John R. Neill | 1909 | Reilly & Britton | |
| Dorothy meets the Shaggy Man, and while trying to find the road to Butterfield, they get lost on an enchanted road. As they travel they meet the rainbow's daughter, Polychrome, and a little boy, Button-Bright. They have all sorts of strange adventures on the way to Oz. | |||||
| 6 | The Emerald City of Oz | John R. Neill | 1910 | Reilly & Britton | |
| Dorothy Gale and her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em come to live in Oz permanently. While they tour through the Quadling Country, the Nome King is tunneling beneath the desert to invade Oz. Baum intended to terminate the Oz books with this novel. | |||||
| 7 | The Patchwork Girl of Oz | John R. Neill | 1913 | Reilly & Britton | |
| A Munchkin boy named Ojo must find a cure to free his Uncle Nunkie from a magical spell that has turned him into a statue. With the help of Scraps, a living Patchwork Girl, Ojo journeys through Oz to save his uncle. | |||||
| 8 | Tik-Tok of Oz | John R. Neill | 1914 | Reilly & Britton | |
| Betsy Bobbin, a girl from Oklahoma, is shipwrecked with her mule, Hank, in the Rose Kingdom. She meets the Shaggy Man there and the two try to rescue the Shaggy Man's brother from the Nome King. This book is partly based upon Baum's stage musical, The Tik-Tok Man of Oz, which was in turn based on Ozma of Oz. | |||||
| 9 | The Scarecrow of Oz | John R. Neill | 1915 | Reilly & Britton | |
| Cap'n Bill and Trot journey to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow, overthrow the cruel King Krewl of Jinxland. Cap'n Bill and Trot had previously appeared in two other novels by Baum, The Sea Fairies and Sky Island. Based in part upon the 1914 silent film, His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz. | |||||
| 10 | Rinkitink in Oz | John R. Neill | 1916 | Reilly & Britton | |
| Prince Inga of Pingaree and King Rinkitink and their companions have adventures that lead to the land of the Nomes and, eventually, Oz. Baum originally wrote this book as a non-Oz book entitled King Rinkitink. | |||||
| 11 | The Lost Princess of Oz | John R. Neill | 1917 | Reilly & Britton | |
| Concerning the disappearance of Princess Ozma, the ruler of Oz. When she is discovered missing, four search parties are sent out, one for each of Oz's four countries. Most of the book covers Dorothy and the Wizard's efforts to find her. Meanwhile, Cayke the Cookie Cook discovers that her magic dishpan (on which she bakes her famous cookies) has been stolen. Along with the Frogman, they leave their mountain in the Winkie Country to find the pan. | |||||
| 12 | The Tin Woodman of Oz | John R. Neill | 1918 | Reilly & Lee | |
| The Tin Woodman, Nick Chopper, is unexpectedly reunited with his Munchkin sweetheart Nimmie Amee from the days when he was flesh and blood. Along the way, Nick discovers a fellow tin man, Captain Fyter, as well as a Frankenstein monster-like creature, Chopfyt, made from their combined parts by the tinsmith, Ku-Klip. | |||||
| 13 | The Magic of Oz | John R. Neill | 1919 | Reilly & Lee | |
| Ruggedo, former Nome King, tries to conquer Oz again with the help of a Munchkin boy, Kiki Aru. Meanwhile, it is also Ozma's birthday, and all of Oz's citizens are searching for the most unusual present for the little princess. This was published a month after Baum's death. | |||||
| 14 | Glinda of Oz | John R. Neill | 1920 | Reilly & Lee | |
| Dorothy, Ozma and Glinda try to stop a war in the Gillikin Country. This was Baum's last Oz book, and was published posthumously. Most critics agree this is Baum's darkest Oz book, most likely due to his failing health. There have been other Oz books but not by him. | |||||
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