Oz Archive
This page contains the archive of my reviews for the Wizard of Oz books written by L Frank Baum. As I post each review, the corresponding link below will “go live”. Along with the Oz books, there are also reviews of several of Baum’s other non-Oz works as well as some adapted movies and comics based on the Baum books.
Oz Books by L Frank Baum
1 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – WW Denslow (illustrator)
2 – The Marvelous Land of Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
3 – Ozma of Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
4 – Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
5 – The Road to Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
6 – The Emerald City of Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
7 – The Patchwork Girl of Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
8 – Tik-Tok of Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
9 – The Scarecrow of Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
10 – Rinkitink in Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
11 – The Lost Princess of Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
12 – The Tin Woodman of Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
13 – The Magic of Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
14 – Glinda of Oz – John Neill (illustrator)
Post Baum Oz books
15 – The Royal Book of Oz – Ruth Plumly Thompson (writer), John Neill (illustrator)
Inspired by the Land of Oz
- Adaptations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Adaptations of The Marvelous Land of Oz
- Review of Return to Oz (1984)
- Review of the TV movie The Dreamer of Oz (1990)
- Review of Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (2014)
- Review of Dorothy Must Die prequel novellas by Danielle Paige
Besides the Oz books, Baum was a very prolific children’s lit writer. He penned hundreds of other books and poetry collections under various pseudonyms. I’ll occasionally read some of these other non-Oz works and I’ll put them under the above banner.
Other Books by L Frank Baum
- The Master Key, An Electrical Fairy Tale (1901) – Fanny Young Cory (illustrator)
- Dot and Tot of Merryland (1901) – WW Denslow (illustrator)
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1902) – Mary Cowles Clark (illustrator)
- The Woggle-Bug Book (1905) – Ike Morgan (illustrator)
Cavalcade of Awesome 
April 5, 2013 at 8:29 pm
Just thought I would let you know, after a combination of seeing your posts about the Wizard of Oz books, seeing the newest Oz movie and re-watching the original Wizard of Oz, and Return to Oz, I am embarking on my own reading of the 14 Oz books. I actually found a collection that has the original 14 plus the additional books by other authors. I don’t know if I will delve into those, but I wanted to thank you for bringing my attention to this universe waiting for me to delve into.
April 10, 2013 at 4:12 pm
Thank you so much for dropping me this note. I’m very glad you enjoyed this series and it makes me happy that it got you reading the books.
I myself will probably delve into the other Oz books by Ruth Plumly-Thompson and even some of the non-Oz Baum books. So as I continue down that road, I plan on updating this section with more reviews.
Stay tuned!
Pax