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Companimals
Animal companions are a recurring theme in the Oz books, starting with Dorothy’s dog Toto. Kids reading the books were likely used to pets, so it makes sense. Since animals talk in Oz, however, some animal characters are more equal … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Characters, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson
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Glutton for Punnishness
Something I’ve looked at before is the nature of puns in the Oz series, and how they can serve different purposes. Some are purposely made by the characters, some are asides, and others are just kind of part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Humor, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Language, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson
Tagged bunbury, jack pumpkinhead, ozcon international, ozlection, patchwork girl, paul dana, professor wogglebug, puns, sawhorse, scarecrow, spoolicle, the emerald city of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the royal book of oz, the runaway in oz, the woggle-bug book, the wonder city oz, utensia, wizard of oz
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Never Enough Oz
Lost Lands of Oz: The Rain King Is Missing, by Dr. Janet Kelly – This book is intended to teach values to kids, and as an adult reading for fun, I can’t say how successful it is in that respect. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Characters, Games, Humor, Jared Davis, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Marcus Mebes, Melody Grandy, Oz, Oz Authors, Phyllis Ann Karr, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Sports
Tagged ak, alexander volkov, benny, betsy bobbin, button-bright, captain fyter, cayke the cookie cook, dorothy gale, frogman, ghosts, gingema's daughter, handy mandy, herby, janet kelly, jinjur, kamui ayami, lost lands of oz, maggie greenleaf, nomes, notta bit more, owls, ozma, perry, peter blystone, professor wogglebug, rain king, sergei sukhinov, superb owl, tales of magic land, tales of the emerald city, the haunted castle of oz, the rain king is missing, the superb owl of oz, tin woodman, tommy kwikstep, trot griffiths, wicked witch of the east, winged monkeys, witches, zim greenleaf
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Half-Civilized
When Dorothy first comes to Oz, the Good Witch of the North tells her, “In the civilized countries I believe there are no witches left; nor wizards, nor sorceresses, nor magicians. But, you see, the Land of Oz has never … Continue reading
Posted in Environmentalism, Fairy Tales, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Oz, Oz Authors, Poetry, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Science, Technology
Tagged agriculture, aunt em, china country, cities, civilization, dorothy gale, electricity, emerald city, fairies, garden of eden, good witch of the north, gump, munchkins, ozma, phonograph, pollution, professor wogglebug, sapphire city, science fiction, shaggy man, telegraph, the emerald city of oz, the enchanted island of yew, the marvelous land of oz, the master key, the patchwork girl of oz, the road to oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, victor columbia edison, who's afraid, wicked witch of the east, wicked witch of the west, winkies, witches, wizard of oz
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Make Oz Marvelous
I finally got around to listening to The Chronicles of Oz, audio drama adaptations of the original Oz books. They recently finished with the final installment of The Marvelous Land of Oz, and I think they’re planning on adapting all … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors
Tagged audio play, crossover productions, dorothy gale, dragons, emerald city, forbidden fountain, good witch of the north, guardian of the gates, jellia jamb, jinjur, mombi, ozma, professor wogglebug, queen of the field-mice, quox, scarecrow, the chronicles of oz, the lost princess of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, tippetarius, wicked witch of the east, wicked witch of the west, winged monkeys, witches
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The Fabulous Fashions of Oz
I’ve examined the typical styles of Ozian clothing before, but I think I can come up with a few more thoughts about them. To begin with, The Patchwork Girl of Oz has a more thorough description of the Munchkin costume … Continue reading
Posted in Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Eric Shanower, Fred Otto, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson
Tagged becky klein, boots, boq, clothes, david hulan, dorothy gale, fashion, glinda, glinda of oz, good witch of the north, jack pumpkinhead, jenny jump, merry go round in oz, mombi's pink polkadot vest, number nine, ozma, patchwork girl, pingaree, professor wogglebug, queen ann soforth, rinkitink in oz, scarecrow, shoes, silver shoes, singra, styles, the glass cat of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the royal book of oz, the wicked witch of oz, the wishing horse of oz, the wonder city of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok of oz, witches
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What’s the Punishment for Puns?
It’s well-known that L. Frank Baum was a notorious punster, and some of the authors who continued the Oz series were even worse in that respect. Puns are delivered in several different ways in the books, some being delivered intentionally … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Magic Items, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson
Tagged bunbury, dorothy gale, jellia jamb, king evoldo of ev, notta bit more, oogaboo, panta loon, patchwork girl, princess langwidere, private jo files, professor wogglebug, puns, queen ann soforth, scarecrow, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the royal book of oz, the sea fairies, the tin woodman of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok of oz, tom atto, tommy kwikstep, utensia, wizard of oz, woozy, wordplay
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