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The Kids from America

Since I recently wrote about possible locations for Superman’s hometown, I might as well do the same for the Americans who ended up in Oz, either to live or just to visit. As might be expected,… more →

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Book Review: The Road to Oz

Brian wrote 2 months ago: Title: The Road to Oz Author: L. Frank Baum Series: Book 5 of 14 of the Oz Series Publisher: Reilly … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Book 5, dorothy, polychrome, Shaggy Man, The Road to Oz, The Wizard of Oz

The Kids from America — 2 comments

Nathan wrote 8 months ago: Since I recently wrote about possible locations for Superman’s hometown, I might as well do th … more →

Tags: Characters, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Eric Shanower, Jack Snow, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, oz, Oz Authors, Phyllis Ann Karr

Oz Time Goes By — 9 comments

Nathan wrote 1 year ago: When trying to come up with a comprehensive timeline for the Oz series, such as the Royal Timeline o … more →

Tags: oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, L. Frank Baum, Chris Dulabone, Melody Grandy, Chronology, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, Dorothy Gale

Oz Time Goes By — 9 comments

Nathan wrote 1 year ago: When trying to come up with a comprehensive timeline for the Oz series, such as the Royal Timeline o … more →

Tags: oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, L. Frank Baum, Chris Dulabone, Melody Grandy, Chronology, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, Dorothy Gale

Do Come Orphan On Again — 2 comments

Nathan wrote 1 year ago: Is there any significant narrative reason for Dorothy to be an orphan living with her aunt and uncle … more →

Tags: oz, Characters, Fairy Tales, Harry Potter, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, L. Frank Baum, John R. Neill, Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Zooper Tuesday

Nathan wrote 1 year ago: Outsiders from Oz, by Jared Davis – It’s always a bit tricky reviewing a book by someone … more →

Tags: oz, Characters, Book Reviews, Oz Authors, L. Frank Baum, Jared Davis, Nome King, "The Patchwork Girl of Oz", the magical monarch of mo

Please Share My Umbrella — 2 comments

Nathan wrote 1 year ago: In Sky Island, we’re first introduced to Button-Bright‘s Magic Umbrella. This is an old … more →

Tags: oz, MAGIC ITEMS, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, L. Frank Baum, Atticus Gannaway, March Laumer, jack pumpkinhead, wizard of oz

And You, and You, and You, and You Were There — 2 comments

Nathan wrote 1 year ago: One of the most famous conceits of the 1939 MGM film of The Wizard of Oz is that some of the more pr … more →

Tags: oz, Lewis Carroll, Dreams #2, Oz Authors, L. Frank Baum, Dorothy Gale, wizard of oz, through the looking glass, The Wizard of Oz

Oziana Lives

Nathan wrote 1 year ago: The 2009 and 2010 issues of Oziana were printed in a single volume, but they each have their own the … more →

Tags: Characters, Comics, Harry Potter, Humor, L. Frank Baum, oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, andrew and rachel heller

Naughty, Naughty Boolooroo

Nathan wrote 1 year ago: I’ve written about Sky Island and its government before, but not so much specifically about th … more →

Tags: oz, Characters, Places, Oz Authors, L. Frank Baum, Camilla Townsend, trot, Cap'n Bill, sky island

Frogs in a Fog

Nathan wrote 2 years ago: Since I’ve addressed most of the major topics I could think of regarding the Oz books, I … more →

Tags: oz, Places, Oz Authors, L. Frank Baum, Phil Lewin, trot, Cap'n Bill, Frogs, sky island

# 28 The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum

Ashe wrote 2 years ago: Summary: Another Oz book, I know, I know, but I have never read the entire series before. There are … more →

Tags: Fiction, Classic Fiction, Fantasy, Social commentary, Baum, L. Frank, l frank baum, The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum, The Road to Oz, the shaggy man

Everything's Coming Up Ojo — 5 comments

Nathan wrote 2 years ago: In The Patchwork Girl of Oz, L. Frank Baum introduces his fourth boy protagonist to the Oz series, O … more →

Tags: oz, Characters, Ozma, Mooj, Ojo..., unc nunkie, ojo in oz, Ruth Plumly Thompson, seebania

Peter vs. Speedy — 2 comments

Nathan wrote 2 years ago: Most of the young Americans who journeyed to Oz in L. Frank Baum’s books were girls, with Butt … more →

Tags: oz, Characters, Ruth Plumly Thompson, speedy in oz, umbrella island, Peter Brown, Waddy, Patchwork Girl, the gnome king of oz

House of Smoke and Mirrors — 4 comments

Nathan wrote 2 years ago: One of the strangest and creepiest bits of an Oz book occurs in The Patchwork Girl of Oz, not too fa … more →

Tags: oz, Places, Ozma, Ojo..., Dorothy Gale, wizard of oz, Shaggy Man, Patchwork Girl, l frank baum

Glinda's Kin — 7 comments

Nathan wrote 2 years ago: Glinda, Good Sorceress of the South, is one of the most mysterious characters in the Oz series. We n … more →

Tags: oz, Characters, Ozma, chris dulabone, glinda, the purple prince of oz, march laumer, omby amby, Thoth

Magic Picture Perfect — 16 comments

Nathan wrote 2 years ago: In Ozma of Oz, we’re first introduced to Ozma’s Magic Picture, a device that allows some … more →

Tags: oz, MAGIC ITEMS, Ozma, magic picture, Lurline, wizard of oz, Fairies, john dough and the cherub, fairy beavers


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