Tag Archives: shoes

Jump Into Cha-Oz

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Nathan

The Wonder City of Oz, by John R. Neill – After Ruth Plumly Thompson gave up writing Oz books, the publishers turned to the illustrator. I understand they’d been considering signing on Neill as the new writer before settling on … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Characters, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Technology | Tagged aunt em, captain salt, david maxine, emerald city, jack pumpkinhead, jellia jamb, jenny jump, kabumpo, lobotomy, mari ness, number nine, omby amby, ozoplanes, ozoplaning with the wizard of oz, patchwork girl, professor wogglebug, shoes, sir hokus of pokes, snufferbux, the wonder city of oz, uncle henry, wizard of oz | 3 Comments

It’s All About the Shoes

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Nathan

On Facebook, there’s been some argument on the cover of the latest Baum Bugle, which I haven’t received. It’s possible my membership has lapsed, because it seems like I never get warnings about that. It isn’t a great design, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Chris Dulabone, Eric Shanower, Greek Mythology, Hugh Pendexter, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Marin Elizabeth Xiques, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Phil Lewin, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a foolish fable from oz, betsy bobbin, boots, braided man, carter green, clothing, deadly desert, dorothy gale, dorothy of oz, enilrul, glinda, great book of records, jack pumpkinhead, jenny jump, karyl carlson, laura jane musser, magic belt, mercury, nome king, ojo, ojo in oz, oz and the three witches, oziana, ozish, ozlection, pingaree, quick sandals, r.k. lionel, realbad, return to oz, rinkitink in oz, roger baum, Ruby Slippers, shoes, silver shoes, sky island, snufferbux, tappy town, technicolor, the baum bugle, the braided man of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the romance of the silver shoes, the runaway in oz, the silver shoes of oz, the witch queen of oz, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonder city of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, wam, wicked witch of the east, wicked witch of the west, witches, wizard of oz | 3 Comments

The Fabulous Fashions of Oz

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Nathan

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 | 2 Comments

A Dish Best Served with Pinto Beans and Muffins

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Nathan

One aspect of Norse mythology that makes it fascinating but also frustrating is the paucity of authentic sources we have on it. There are some parts of it that we mostly only know from Snorri Sturluson, a Christian who thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Magnus Chase, Mythology, Norse, Rick Riordan | Tagged aesir, baldur, fenrir, giants, gridr, hodur, jotun, loki, odin, ragnarok, revenge, shoes, snorri sturluson, the hammer of thor, thor, vali, vidar, vidi | 1 Comment

Shoe-Be-Do

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Nathan

If you needed further evidence that the Oz books written by John R. Neill are even crazier than the rest of the lot, Jack Pumpkinhead has a bunch of singing shoes that put on concerts. He refers to them as … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, John R. Neill, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors | Tagged jack pumpkinhead, orchestra and glee club, ozlection, ozma, shoes, the wonder city of oz | 6 Comments

Tag Archives: shoes

Jump Into Cha-Oz

It’s All About the Shoes

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A Dish Best Served with Pinto Beans and Muffins

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