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Little Wizard Stories of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Little Wizard Stories of Oz

L. Frank Baum

Start Publishing PD · Print & ebook · May 8, 2024

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Who it’s for
Six short Oz stories linger with familiar characters, alongside John R. Neill’s whimsical art.
Themes
Deeper exploration of Oz characters
Genres
Fantasy, Fantasy Anthologies

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About this book

The Little Wizard Stories of Oz contains six thrilling short stories based on characters from the Wizard of Oz. L. Frank Baum had announced to the world that he was done writing Oz books. Inundated with letters from disappointed children Baum decided to write short stories in the hopes that this would mollify his legions of disappointed fans.

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These stories explore more deeply many of the characters we've come to know and love Jack Pumkinhead The Cowardly Lion The Hungry Tiger The Scarecrow The Tin Woodman and even the Wizard of Oz himself. This lavishly illustrated edition has more than forty of John R. Neill's whimsical drawings.

Oz, In Brief

Six short Oz stories linger with familiar characters, alongside John R. Neill’s whimsical art.

Come here for

  • More time with the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, Cowardly Lion, and other familiar faces
  • A playful return to Baum’s Oz, one short story at a time

Expect

  • Six stories exploring Oz characters more deeply
  • More than forty whimsical drawings by John R. Neill

Where it sits

Fantasy Anthologies91%
Fantasy47%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fantasy
  • Epic Fantasy
Authors
L. Frank Baum
Publisher
Start Publishing PD
Published
May 8, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Deeper exploration of Oz characters
Reading lane
Fantasy