Tag Archives: the scarecrow of oz

Looking for Oz in All the Wrong Places

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Where is Oz located? Of course, Oz isn’t really anywhere, being a made-up country, but what fun is that? L. Frank Baum wrote of Oz as being just as real as the United States, or whatever other country a reader … Continue reading →

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Mombi Dearest

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

When studying the history of Oz, you’re pretty much guaranteed to come across Mombi, the wicked witch who successfully captured three successive generations of the Ozian royal family. She first shows up in The Marvelous Land of Oz as someone … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be Doggoned

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

There are a few mentions in the Oz books that there are no dogs in that fairyland, with the non-native Toto being the exception. The thing is, this obviously isn’t true, even if we just look at the L. Frank … Continue reading →

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Oz Time Goes By

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

When trying to come up with a comprehensive timeline for the Oz series, such as the Royal Timeline of Oz, the main problem actually comes in with the first few books. It’s a popular idea that the books take place … Continue reading →

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The Animated Scarecrow

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

The Scarecrow from the Oz series is already animated, but in this case I’m talking about a different sort of animation. A computer-animated version of L. Frank Baum’s The Scarecrow of Oz is the latest project from the same people … Continue reading →

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One Good Witch Deserves Another

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

The theme of the 2011 Oziana is possible explanations for mysteries in the Oz series. We begin with David Tai’s “Voyaging Through Strange Seas of Thought, Alone,” which gives the Glass Cat’s inner monologue upon having her pink brains replaced … Continue reading →

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Please Share My Umbrella

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

In Sky Island, we’re first introduced to Button-Bright‘s Magic Umbrella. This is an old and tattered-looking umbrella with a red elephant’s head on the handle, that has been in his family for generations. The family considers it to be lucky, … Continue reading →

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House of Smoke and Mirrors

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

One of the strangest and creepiest bits of an Oz book occurs in The Patchwork Girl of Oz, not too far into the story. Ojo, the Patchwork Girl, and the Glass Cat have left the Blue Forest to find an … Continue reading →

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The Royal Skills Assessment of Oz

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

Whether Ozma is actually any good as a ruler has been called into question by many fans of the Oz series. David Hulan wrote an article on the subject, but I’m not sure if it’s still available online. In her … Continue reading →

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