in 1900, author l. Frank Baum published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a children’s fantasy story about a girl named Dorothy Gale and her adventures in the Land of Oz. The book, which featured such characters as the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion, was popular with readers and was soon followed by a second book, which continued the story.
between 1900 and 1920, he. Frank Baum published 14 books in the Oz series. the books added additional characters to the series and became reader favorites.
You are reading: The oz books in order
From 1921 to 1939, the Oz books continued in the handwriting of Ruth Plumly Thompson. from here, 19 additional books were added to the series.
Beyond these books, a collection of authors published oz books, expanding the series over the years and decades that followed.
if you want to read the oz books for the first time, or want to revisit them, then this post will come in handy. below you will find a list of all the books in order, starting with the stories of l. frank baum, and continuing the tales of ruth plumly thompson and beyond.
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the wizard of oz books of l. frank baum in order (1900 – 1920)
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Below is a list of the first 14 books in The Wizard of Oz series. These are the 14 books written by L. Frank Baum – the original author of the Oz series.
- the wonderful wizard of oz (1900)
- the wonderful land of oz (1904)
- ozma of oz (1907)
- dorothy and the wizard of oz (1908)
- the road to oz (1909)
- the emerald city of oz (1910)
- the patchwork girl from oz (1913)
- tik-tok of oz (1914)
- the scarecrow of oz (1915)
- rinkitink in oz (1916)
- the lost princess of oz (1917)
- the tin man of oz (1918)
- the magic of oz (1919)
- glinda of oz (1920) )
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ruth plumly thompson wizard of oz books in order (1921 – 1939)
Below is a list of the Ruth Plumly Thompson Wizard of Oz books.
- the royal book of oz (1921)
- kabumpo in oz (1922)
- the cowardly lion of oz (1923)
- grampa in oz (1924)
- the lost king of oz (1925)
- the hungry tiger of oz (1926)
- the gnome king of oz (1927)
- the giant horse of oz (1928)
- pumpkinhead jack of oz (1929)
- the yellow knight of oz (1930)
- pirates in oz (1931)
- purple prince of oz (1932)
- eye in oz (1933)
- fast in oz (1934)
- the wishing horse of oz (1935)
- captain salt in oz (1936)
- handy mandy in oz (1937)
- the silver the princess of oz (1938)
- ozoglide with the wizard of oz (1939)
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the additional wizard of oz books in order (1940 onwards)
Below is a list of additional Wizard of Oz books. The following books were written by a collection of writers, including two further titles from Ruth Plumly Thompson.
- the wonderful city of oz (1940) – john r. neill
- the scoundrels of oz (1941) – john r. neill
- lucky bucky in oz (1942) – john r. neill
- the magical impersonators in oz (1946) – jack snow
- the hairy man of oz (1949) – jack snow
- the hidden valley of oz ( 1951) – Rachel R. cosgrove
- merry go round in oz (1963) – eloise jarvis mcgraw and lauren mcgraw wagner
- yankee in oz (1972) – ruth plumly thompson
- enchanted isle of oz (1976) – ruth plumly thompson
- the forbidden source of oz (1980) – eloise jarvis mcgraw and lauren mcgraw wagner
- the ozmapolitan of oz (1986) – dick martin
- dorothy de oz (1989) – roger s. baum
- the wicked witch of oz (1993) – rachel cosgrove payes
- the fugitive in oz (1995) – john r. neill
- the lion of oz and the badge of courage (1995) – roger s. baum
- the rundelstone of oz (2000) – eloise jarvis mcgraw
- the emerald wand of oz (2005) – sherwood smith
- trouble under oz (2006) – sherwood blacksmith
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if you’re a fan of the wizard of oz (and who isn’t?), you might want to know that the first 15 stories are available as part of a collection of oz books.
the set, the wizard of oz collection: box of 15 books, includes ozma of oz, dorothy and the wizard of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, the wonderful land of oz, the way to oz, the emerald city of oz, rinkitink of oz, the tin woodman of oz, tik-tok of oz, the scarecrow of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the magic of oz, glinda of oz, the lost princess of oz, and the actual book of oz.
the wizard of oz collection is available from all good book distributors, including amazon uk.
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