Wizard of Oz Bookshop
Aisle 8 - Toys, Games, Activity Books, and Adaptations
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While most Oz books are for kids (of all ages), this aisle is especially designed for younger Oz fans, with shorter Oz books, books that turn into Oz toys, books with Oz stickers, pop-up books, books to color, game books, and other fun stuff. It also includes toys and games. It's for all Oz fans, no matter what their ages are. Those items marked with a party hat, like this 
, are especially affordable and appropriate for use as party favors at Oz-themed children's parties. (Click on the hat to get more ideas for Oz parties.)
Adventures in Oz: Fantasy Role-Playing Beyond the Yellow Brick Road by F. Douglas Wall. Why just read an Oz book, when you can actually live an Oz adventure yourself? This book explains how to play a role-playing game in Oz, with information on creating (or recreating) characters, and ideas for adventures. Includes "The Jaded City of Oz" adventure.
- Paperback edition.
Adventures in Oz Game. In this game, Dorothy and her friends race down the yellow brick road to see the Wizard. But look out for the Wicked Witch of the West!
- Boxed game with board and pieces.
Barbie Wizard of Oz collection. The iconic doll and her friends' latest incarnation as characters from The Wizard of Oz.
- Barbie as Dorothy
- Ken as the Scarecrow
- Ken as the Tin Woodman
- Ken as the Cowardly Lion
- Tommy and Kelly as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion set
- Barbie as Glinda
- Barbie as the Wicked Witch of the West
- Barbie as Glinda and the Wicked Witch of the West set
- Kelly as Glinda and the Wicked Witch of the West set
- Ken as the Winkie Guard, with Flying Monkey
- Kelly and Tommy as the Munchkins
- Tommy as the Munchkin Mayor
- Kelly as a Lullaby League Munchkin
- Tommy as a Lollipop Guild Munchkin
- Tommy and Kelly as the Mayor, Lollipop League, and Lollipop Guild Munchkins set
- Barbie as the Wicked Witch of the East
- Emerald City Playset
Barbie Wizard of Oz Peek-a-Boo Petites collection. The iconic doll and her friends' latest incarnation as characters from The Wizard of Oz, now in miniature form.
- Barbie as Dorothy
- Ken as the Scarecrow
- Ken as the Tin Woodman
- Ken as the Cowardly Lion
- Barbie as Glinda
- Set
Classic Collectible Pop-Up: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Robert Sabuda. A pop-up version of the classic story.
Classics Illustrated Junior: The Wizard of Oz. The classic comic book adaptation of the story is available again.
Color Your Own Classic Movie Posters by Marty Noble. Many classic movie posters for you to color, including The Movie.
Cut and Assemble the Emerald City of Oz by Dick Martin. With scissors and glue, you can recreate the capital of Oz in the privacy of your own home!
- All of the parts and instructions needed in one book.
Cut and Assemble the Wizard of Oz Toy Theater by Dick Martin. Cut it out, glue it all together, then you can put on your own table-top production of The Wizard of Oz!
- All of the parts and instructions needed in one book.
Cut and Make Wizard of Oz Masks by Dick Martin. Put these together, put one on, and you might be mistaken for an Ozian celebrity!
- All of the parts and instructions needed in one book.
Dorothy of Oz Paper Doll by Tom Tierney. Dorothy and all of her very best Oz clothes.
- One figure and a closetful of clothes in one book.
Dress-up Trunk. A trunk full of costume pieces to dress up as Dorothy, Glinda, or the Wicked Witch.
- Trunk and twenty-eight pieces
Favorite Storybook Characters Paper Doll by Tom Tierney. One little girl can become so many favorite storybook characters — including Dorothy Gale!
- One figure and a closetful of costumes in one book.
Flying Monkey toys. No, these are not specifically Oz related, but they are fun, and with a little imagination and craftwork, either of these could be made into an Oz toy.
Fun with Wizard of Oz Stencils by Paul E. Kennedy. With paint or markers, you can put Dorothy and her friends on any surface!
The Game of Life—Wizard of Oz edition. The classic board game gets an Ozzy makeover! Move your ruby slipper along the yellow brick road to collect a brain, heart, and courage. Will you be a good witch or a bad witch?
- Boxed game with board and pieces.
How to Draw Storybook Characters by Barbara Soloff Kennedy. Instructions for drawing many characters, including those from The Wizard of Oz.
If You Love a Magical Tale: Aladdin and The Wizard of Oz by Savious Pirotta. This special retelling of the two stories is specially engineered so that the pictures change as the reader turns the pages.
- Hardback edition, illustrated by Susanna Lockheart.
Invisible Oz Magic Picture Book by Victoria Fremont and Pat L. Stewart. Rub a pencil over the pictures, and watch new Oz characters appear!
Jewel Sticker Stories: The Wizard of Oz by Jerry Smath. The story, with shiny stickers you can put in.
Judy Garland Paper Dolls in Full Color by Tom Tierney. Judy in costumes from her most famous movies, including The Wizard of Oz.
The Land of Oz Stained Glass Coloring Book. Some of W. W. Denslow's classic illustrations from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz printed on transluscent paper so you can color them and turned them into "stained glass" windows.
Learn 'Em Good - Reading Comprehension - The Wizard of Oz: Improve Your Child's Reading Comprehension, Writing, Vocabulary, and Communication Skills with L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz by Stuart Ackerman. This version of the book with additional resources to help in learning to read.
- xxx book.
Little Wizard of Oz Activity Book by Victoria Fremont and Pat L. Stewart. A small activity book of Oz stuff.
Look and Find the Wizard of Oz. Large, crowded pictures, with Oz objects hidden inside. Can you find them all? The Oz answer to Where's Waldo?
Monopoly—Wizard of Oz edition. The classic board game gets an Ozzy makeover! Build farmhouses and Emerald City palaces along the yellow brick road and other locations from The Movie.
- Boxed game with board and pieces.
My First The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, adapted by Meg McLaughlin. A special edition for young readers, with sparkles and textures and bright colors.
- Hardback book.
My Oz Notebook by Pat L. Stewart. A small Ozzy notebook, of course. The pages are blank.
The Oz Game Book, edited by Robin Olderman. From crossword puzzles to mazes to quizzes, all kinds of games about the Oz books.
- Paperback edition.
Oz Sticker Activity Book by Cathy Beylon. Reuseable stickers of all of your favorite Oz friends, and a panoramic scene to stick them on.
- Published by Dover Publications.
The Oz Toy Book by John R. Neill. Large pictures of Oz characters, perfect for coloring, cutting out, and putting on stands to play with.
- A black-and-white reprint edition.
The Ozmapolitan Game by Dick Martin. A set of cards illustrated with favorite Oz characters, and directions for playing many different games with them.
- Set of cards and directions.
Return to Oz. The 1985 Disney movie Return to Oz produced a number of adaptations for young children. Some of them can be purchased here.
- Return to Oz Storybook, an adaptation of the entire movie story.
- Walt Disney Pictures Presents Return to Oz, part of Disney's Wonderful World of Reading.
- Walt Disney Pictures' Return to Oz, comic book adaptation.
- Escape from the Witch's Castle, a Golden Book adaptation of the first part of the movie.
- Dorothy Saves the Emerald City, a Golden Book adaptation of the second part of the movie.
- Dorothy Returns to Oz, a different adaptation of the first part of the movie.
- Dorothy in the Ornament Rooms, a different adaptation of the second part of the movie.
The Road to Oz Little Golden Book. A reproduction of an adaptation of Baum's Oz book, in the classic Little Golden Book format, originally published in 1951.
- Boardbound book, adapted by Peter Archer, illustrated by Harry McNaught.
Russian nesting dolls. The classic doll-in-a-doll-in-a-doll... set, decorated with Oz characters.
- Set of seven dolls, made in Russia
Scrabble—Wizard of Oz edition. The classic crossword game now comes with a special Wizard of Oz dictionary, magic squares, and Oz rules to get bonus points.
- Game.
Scratch and Sketch Wizard of Oz: An Art Activity Book for Artists on Both Sides of the Rainbow by Mara Conlon. A new art book.
- Hardcover book, illustrated by Martha Day Zschock.
Scene-It? The DVD Game: Turner Classic Movies edition. Play the DVD as you play the game. Includes scenes and questions from The Wizard of Oz and dozens of other classic movies.
- Game with DVD.
Songs from The Wizard of Oz Play-a-Song Book. All of the lyrics from the famous film version of the story, plus an electronic keypad that plays the music so you can sing along.
- Hardcover book. Battery included.
Storybook Mazes by Dave Phillips. Your favorite stories — including The Wizard of Oz — transformed into mazes.
Talking keychains. Not only can you carry your keys on these large electronic keychains, you can also press one of the buttons to play a line from The Movie.
- Dorothy.
- Wicked Witch of the West.
10 Oz Fun Books : Stickers, Stencils, Tattoos and More. A collection of Dover's Oz activity books (all sold seperately as well), in an attractive slipcase.
- Published by Dover Publications.
Twelve Wizard of Oz Bookmarks by Pat L. Stewart. The title says it all!
Uno—Wizard of Oz edition. The classic card game gets an Ozzy makeover! Try to get rid of all of your cards before anyone else. Special Oz cards let you do things you can't do in other versions of Uno.
- Card game in a tin.
The Wizard of Oz. Ladybird has published a number of different adaptations of the story, designed for young readers at different levels.
- Recommended for ages 5 throgh 7.
- The same edition as above, but in a book and audiotape set.
- Level 4, paperback edition
- Unknown age recommendations.
The Wizard of Oz, edited by Jennifer Bassett. An adaptation for beginning readers. Part of the Oxford Bookworms Library.
The Wizard of Oz, illustrated by Graham Rawle. An adaptation with some unusual photocollage-effect illustrations.
The Wizard of Oz, retold by Carol Ottolenghi. A simple retelling of the story, to help young Oz fans learn to read.
- English edition
- English/Spanish bilingual edition
The Wizard of Oz Board Game. Build your own Yellow Brick Road as you help your friends find a brain, a heart, and courage.
- Game.
Wizard of Oz Chess Set. The classic game now comes in an edition with pieces modeled after the famous W. W. Denslow illustrations.
- Natural stone edition.
- Deluxe hand-decorated edition.
- Wooden chess board.
The Wizard of Oz and Friends Stickers by Pat Stewart. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Lion, and Toto, too, all in stickers based on the original W. W. Denslow artwork.
- Published by Dover Publications.
The Wizard of Oz Book and Charm by L. Frank Baum. The original novel (including W. W. Denslow's pictures), with a charm for your bracelet.
- Hardcover book and charm necklace.
- Paperback book and charm necklace.
The Wizard of Oz Classic Pop-Up. A new pop-up version of the story.
The Wizard of Oz Coloring Book. All of your favorite Oz scenes to color.
The Wizard of Oz Favorite Fairy Tales: A Pop Up Book. A pop up version of the story.
- Pop up book.
The Wizard of Oz Jigsaw Book. The Fuddles will like this one! An adaptation of The Wizard of Oz with six built-in jigsaw puzzles and a quiz.
The Wizard of Oz Living Classics Kit. The famous story, with lots of props toplay with as you enjoy it.
- Book and accessories.
The Wizard of Oz Nested Dolls: A Punchout Toy by Cathy Baylon. The Ozzy version of the famous Russian nesting dolls. Needs only glue to assemble.
The Wizard of Oz Paper Dolls by Ted Menten. Dorothy and her friends, and all their clothes, to cut out and play with.
The Wizard of Oz Play-a-Sound Book. An adaptation of the famous story, with sounds that can be played at the appropriate places in the story.
- Hardcover, with electronic sound board. Battery included.
The Wizard of Oz Puzzle by Linda Sunshine. A five hundred piece puzzle with an illustration by W. W. Denslow from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
The Wizard of Oz Stained Glass Coloring Book by Pat L. Stewart. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Lion, and Toto, too, in pictures you can color, then hang in the window to let the sun shine through.
- Published by Dover Publications.
Wizard of Oz Sticker Picture by Cathy Baylon. Large panorama, and reuseable stickers to put on it.
- Published by Dover Publications.
The Wizard of Oz Sticker Story Book by Pat L. Stewart. The story, with stickers so you can help tell it.
- Published by Dover Publications.
The Wizard of Oz Stickers by Ted Menten. Four pages of Oz stickers, just as the title says.
- Published by Dover Publications.
The Wizard of Oz Stickers and Seals by Ted Menten. Sticky Oz pictures to put anywhere you need to.
- Published by Dover Publications.
Wizard of Oz Tattoos by Pat Stewart. Put Dorothy and her friends on your face, arm, or anywhere else mom will let you. Temporary tattoos, so they won't last more than a few days.
- Published by Dover Publications.
The Wizard of Oz Trivia Game. So just how much do you really know about The Movie? This game will let you show off your knowledge of The Wizard of Oz.
- Boxed board game.
The Wizard of Oz Waddle Book by L. Frank Baum. The original novel (including W. W. Denslow's pictures), plus six figures to punch out and put together that "waddle" down any incline.
- Hardcover edition published by Applewood Books.
The Wonderful Cutouts of Oz by Rob Roy MacVeigh. All of the characters from The Wizard of Oz (including many not featured in movies) to cut out, assemble, and play with.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Grace Mabie. Illustrated by Tom Newsom.
- Hardcover edition.
- Paperback edition.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Coloring Book. Coloring pictures based on Denslow's originals.
- Published by Dover Publications.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Fun Kit. A boxed set of The Wizard of Oz and several activity books, a coloring poster, and crayons.
- Published by Dover Publications.
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