Oz Books in Order
series of children's novels started by L. Frank Baum and continued by others
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1900 · L. Frank Baum
Over a century after its initial publication, the novel follows Dorothy and her three friends, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion,…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · L. Frank Baum
Tip and his creation, Jack Pumpkin, run away to Oz, where they save the city after it is captured by girls. A novel by L. Frank Baum.
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and her friends follow the enchanted road to Oz and arrive in time for Ozma's birthday party. The story takes place in the fictional land of…
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Buy on Amazon1907 · L. Frank Baum
Dorothy is blown by a storm to the land of Ev, where lunches grow on trees. There, she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and…
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Buy on Amazon1908 · L. Frank Baum
The fourth book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, published in 1908. It chronicles further adventures of Dorothy both in and out of Oz, as she deals with…
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Buy on Amazon1910 · L. Frank Baum
L. Frank Baum wrote a book that includes ideas from children who wrote to him. He acknowledged that many of the suggestions came from letters he…
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Buy on Amazon1913 · L. Frank Baum
The Patchwork Girl of Oz is the seventh book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, featuring characters including the Woozy, Ojo "the Unlucky," Unc Nunkie,…
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Buy on Amazon1914 · L. Frank Baum
Betsy Bobbin, shipwrecked with her mule Hank, falls in with the Shaggy Man on his search for his lost brother. Their growing band, including the…
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Buy on Amazon1915 · L. Frank Baum
The Scarecrow of Oz is the ninth book in the Oz series by L. Frank Baum, published on July 16, 1915. It is Baum's personal favorite among the Oz…
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Buy on Amazon1915 · L. Frank Baum
Cap'n Bill and the girl Trot are swept into an underground whirlpool and eventually make their way to the land of the Quadlings. There they befriend…
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Buy on Amazon1917 · L. Frank Baum
When Princess Ozma and all the magic of the Land of Oz are mysteriously stolen away, Dorothy and the other residents of Oz set out to find their…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · L. Frank Baum
Tin Woodman of Oz is an 1918 novel by L. Frank Baum. The Tin Woodman sits on his tin throne in his tin castle in the Winkie Country, together with…
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Prince Inga and his friend King Rinkitink set out to rescue the people of Pingaree, who have been kidnapped by the mongrel hordes of twin island…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · L. Frank Baum
A young citizen of Oz who learns an important magic word falls prey to the wickedness of the Nomes' ex-king, who wants to destroy Dorothy, the…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · L. Frank Baum
A 1920 novel by L. Frank Baum in which the Sorceress and Wizard of Oz attempt to save Princess Ozma and Dorothy from dangers that threaten them as…
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Buy on Amazon1921 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
In this 1921 novel by Ruth Plumly Thompson, Scarecrow searches for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver…
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Buy on Amazon1922 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Kabumpo in Oz (1922) is the sixteenth book in the Oz series and the second written by Ruth Plumly Thompson, the first Oz book fully credited to her.…
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Buy on Amazon1924 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Grampa in Oz (1924) is the eighteenth book in the Oz series, written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It is the fourth book she authored in the series.…
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Buy on Amazon1925 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Mombi, an evil witch, searches for the lost king of Oz in hopes of forcing Ozma to give up her throne. The story is part of the Oz series and was…
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Buy on Amazon1926 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1926) is the twentieth book in the Oz series, written by Ruth Plumly Thompson and illustrated by John R. Neill. It is the…
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Buy on Amazon1927 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Gnome King of Oz (1927) is the twenty-first book in the Oz series, written by Ruth Plumly Thompson and the seventh in the series to be authored…
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Buy on Amazon1928 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Trot from California and Benny, a living stone statue from Boston, join a giant horse in Ozian adventures involving a monster sea serpent. A 1928…
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Buy on Amazon1929 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
A Philadelphia lad returns to Oz and joins forces with Jack Pumpkinhead to rescue Ozma and the Emerald City from conquest. A 1929 novel by Ruth…
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Buy on Amazon1937 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Handy Mandy in Oz (1937) is the thirty-first book in the Oz series created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the seventeenth written by Ruth…
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Buy on AmazonOzoplaning with the Wizard of Oz
1939 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz is the thirty-third book in the Oz series, written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was the nineteenth book in the series…
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Buy on Amazon1940 · John R. Neill
The Wonder City of Oz (1940) is the thirty-fourth book in the Oz series, written and illustrated solely by John R. Neill. It marks a shift in tone,…
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Buy on Amazon1941 · John R. Neill
The Scalawagons of Oz (1941) is the thirty-fifth book in the Oz series, created by L. Frank Baum and continued by other authors. It is the second…
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Buy on Amazon1942 · John R. Neill
After an explosion blows Lucky Bucky sky-high, he meets Davy Jones, a wooden whale who helps him voyage to Oz. Written by John R. Neill.
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Buy on Amazon1946 · Jack Snow
The Magical Mimics in Oz is a 1946 novel written by Jack Snow, the first book in the Oz series authored by someone other than L. Frank Baum. It was…
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1949 · Jack Snow
The Shaggy Man of Oz (1949) is the thirty-eighth book in the Oz series, written by Jack Snow and illustrated by Frank G. Kramer. It is the second and…
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1951 · Rachel Cosgrove Payes
*The Hidden Valley of Oz* is the thirty-ninth book in the Oz series, written by Rachel Cosgrove Payes and illustrated by Dirk Gringhuis. It was…
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Buy on Amazon1963 · Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and Robin Brown, a young boy from Oregon, join old and new friends on a magical quest to solve a mystery. The story…
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Buy on Amazon1972 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Yankee in Oz is a 1972 novel in the Oz series by Ruth Plumly Thompson, the first published by The International Wizard of Oz Club. Originally written…
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1976 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Enchanted Island of Oz is a children's novel written by Ruth Plumly Thompson and illustrated by Dick Martin. It was first published in 1976 and…
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1980 · Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Forbidden Fountain of Oz is a 1980 children's novel written by Eloise Jarvis McGraw and her daughter Lauren Lynn McGraw. It is illustrated by…
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1986 · Dick Martin
The Ozmapolitan of Oz is a 1986 novel written and illustrated by Dick Martin, an unofficial entry in the long-running Oz series originally written by…
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Buy on Amazon1989 · Roger S. Baum
Dorothy of Oz is a 1989 novel by Roger S. Baum in which Dorothy, aided by Lion, Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and Tugg the talking boat, battles Jester,…
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1993 · Rachel Cosgrove Payes
The Wicked Witch of Oz is a 1993 novel by Rachel Cosgrove Payes. It follows Singra, the Wicked Witch of the South, who awakens after a century-long…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · John R. Neill
When Scraps, the Patchwork Girl of Oz, gets into trouble with some of the Emerald City's citizens, she decides that she is unappreciated and runs…
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Year unknown · L. Frank Baum
The Hidden Prince of Oz is a 2000 novel written by Gina Wickwar and illustrated by Anna-Maria Cool, an entry in the series of Oz books begun by L.…
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Buy on Amazon2000 · David Hardenbrook
The Unknown Witches of Oz: Locasta and the Three Adepts is a 2000 novel written by Dave Hardenbrook, with illustrations by Kerry Rouleau. The book is…
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Buy on Amazon1999 · Edward Einhorn
Paradox in Oz is a 1999 novel written by Edward Einhorn. The book is part of a series of stories set in the Land of Oz, which was originally created…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Rundelstone of Oz is a 2001 novel by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, part of the series of fictional works about the Land of Oz originated by L. Frank Baum…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Sherwood Smith
In Kansas, two sisters are engulfed by a terrible tornado and deposited in the Quadling Country, ruled over by Glinda the Good in the land of Oz.…
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Sherwood Smith
Trouble Under Oz is a 2006 novel by Sherwood Smith, illustrated by William Stout and published by HarperCollins. It serves as a sequel to Smith's…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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Buy on Amazon1904 · L. Frank Baum
Queen Zixi of Ix, or The Story of the Magic Cloak is a children's book written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by Frederick Richardson. It was first…
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Buy on Amazon1982 · Philip José Farmer
A Barnstormer in Oz: A Rationalization and Extrapolation of the Split-Level Continuum is a 1982 novel by Philip José Farmer. It serves as a sequel to…
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Buy on Amazon1933 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Ojo in Oz (1933) is the twenty-seventh book in the Oz series, created by L. Frank Baum and continued by his successors. It is the thirteenth book…
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Buy on Amazon1931 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
"Pirates in Oz" is the twenty-fifth book in the Oz series, written by Ruth Plumly Thompson and published in 1931. It was illustrated by John R. Neill…
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Buy on Amazon1932 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Purple Prince of Oz (1932) is a children's novel and the 26th book in the Oz series. It is the 12th novel written by Ruth Plumly Thompson and was…
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Buy on Amazon1934 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Speedy in Oz (1934) is the twenty-eighth book in the Oz series, created by L. Frank Baum and continued by his successors. It is the fourteenth book…
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Buy on Amazon1930 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Sir Hokus, found by Princess Dorothy during a previous adventure in the kingdom of Pokes, now lives in the Emerald City, the capital of Oz. He sets…
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Buy on Amazon1936 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
Captain Salt in Oz (1936) is the thirtieth book in the Oz series, created by L. Frank Baum and continued by other authors. It is the sixteenth book…
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Buy on Amazon1923 · Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1923) is the seventeenth book in the Oz series created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the third written by Ruth…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Oz books in?
Publication order — Widely recommended by readers and reflected in the books' own original numbering; the novels were written and released sequentially by Baum and his publishers. Start with “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”
How many books are in the Oz series?
We list 54 books by Ruth Plumly Thompson , published between 1900–2006.
Where can I buy the Oz books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.