Welcome! This is an exciting place, because here, you can buy Oz books, books by L. Frank Baum and other Oz authors, Oz activity books, cassettes, CDs, videos, even computer software, all at the click of your mouse button. I've tried to give you a wide selection to choose from, in all price ranges, so there's sure to be something you like. Oz books also make great gifts for the Oz fan on your shopping list! And I will try to keep it updated, especially when new books are published.
This service is presented in association with Amazon.com in the United States, and its subsidiaries, Amazon.ca in Canada and Amazon.co.uk in Great Britain. For out-of-print, rare, or antiquarian books, besure to check out Abebooks.com.
When books are available from another seller, the link will take you to a source of more information. These links are shown below. (Clicking on the button here will take you to these sites' home pages.)
Arrow Comics, publishers of the Dark Oz and Land of Oz comic books. They also have other Oz and Oz-related comic books for sale.
Audible.com, which sells audio books that you can download directly to your computer or other audio file player. If you become a member, you can get discounts and special offers.
Books of Wonder, publishers and sellers of many Oz books and products. Their reprints of the Baum Oz books are highly recommended.
Dramatic Publishing, distributors of play scripts.
Dunkiton Press reprints short stories by Ruth Plumly Thompson and other Oz authors, and pictures by many Oz illustrators, in its annual anthology. They have also printed two addenda to Who's Who in Oz.
Hungry Tiger Press, publishers of new short Oz stories and obscure Oziana and Baumiana. (Click here to look for their products at ABE Books.)
The International Wizard of Oz Club, who have reprinted many Oz books and published new Oz stories as well. (Click here to look for their products at ABE Books.)
Lulu Self Publishing, which many Oz fans are now using to print their books on their own terms.
Piglet Press, producers of new audio performances of the Oz books. Their site also includes one of the most extensive online Oz encyclopedias.
Tails of the Cowardly Lion and Friends, publishers and distributors of many, many new Oz stories.(Click here or here to look for their products at ABE Books.)
Toto, Too, Inc., distributors of the Oz works of Roger S. Baum, one of L. Frank Baum's great-grandsons. Order through this site and your books will be autographed.
Please note that many of these books are out-of-print or otherwise unavailable. While Amazon.com does have an out-of-print search service for such books, you may want to try other sources as well. This link will take you to some online resources that might be of help.
To comment on or ask questions about this bookshop, click here to send me an e-mail. (I can not buy old books from you, however, nor am I qualified to appraise books. For information about the age or value of older books or other items, please see my FAQ.)
The Hugh Pendexter III Collection
Longtime Oz fan and author Hugh Pendexter III asked if I could help him sell some books that he found in his possession. These are all books he wrote or had a hand in publishing, and are available in limited quantities. These are the original editions from the 1970s and '80s. The titles he has are:
The Blue Emperor of Oz by Henry Blossom
The Third Book of Oz by L. Frank Baum (the latest edition of this book is Visitors from Oz from Hungry Tiger Press)
Oz and the Three Witches by Pendexter
The Crocheted Cat in Oz by Pendexter (and its non-Oz companion book, Tales of the Crocheted Cat)
Farhold Island by Pendexter, a non-Oz book about some of the characters from Tales of the Crocheted Cat
If you are interested in purchasing any of these books directly from him, contact Hugh Pendexter at this e-mail address. He can tell you how much they are and make arrangements for payment. The ABE buttons are provided for convenience and for comparison shopping.
Special limited time offer! Tails of the Cowardly Lion and Friends has a package offer of The Green Goblins of Oz, Havenly Dreams Beneath Oz and The Land Before Oz for only $25. Just click on the button.
The books that started it all. The fourteen Oz novels by the original Royal historian of Oz (including numerous versions of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), and other books Baum wrote about Oz.
The rest of the Oz series, by Royal Historians Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Neill, Jack Snow, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, and Eloise Jarvis McGraw and Lauren Lynn McGraw. Includes some of their Oz writings outside of the series.
Many other writers have tried their hand at writing Oz stories outside of the regular series. Here is a wide selection of those that are currently available.
The Royal Historians of Oz wrote other works as well. Many of L. Frank Baum's works were later tied into the Oz series. You can purchase some of what they've written here.
It's the most watched movie in history, so of course there are many books about it. From the movie on video, scripts, music, and behind-the-scenes books, to postcards and cookbooks, if it's about The Movie, it's here.
These products are specially selected for the kid in us all. Adaptations, pop-up books, coloring and activity books, books you cut up and make things with, and other fun stuff.
You don't have to just read Oz, you can watch it on your VCR, listen to it on your cassette or CD player, or see it on the stage. Find many of them here, as well as books and other items about them.
All of the rest, items that don't quite fit into any of the other aisles. Includes maps, non-Oz books with major Oz references, and lots of other surprises.
2013 Dorothy of Oz calendar. The forthcoming movie, based on the book by Roger S. Baum, is the basis for this calendar.
Wall calendar.
2013 Wizard of Oz calendars. With pictures taken from The Movie. Spend the year in Oz!
Wall calendar.
Page-a-day desk calendar.
Weekly engagement calendar.
The Red Gorilla of Oz by Richard Capwell. Sebastian, the prince of the Red Gorillas, must venture down his mountain to seek help from Glinda, because his jungle is dying. Meanwhile, in the Emerald City, the life has gone out of the Scarecrow, Jack Pumpkinhead, Scraps, and other constructed citizens. Are these two mysteries related?
The Wizard of Oz celebrity audiobooks. Two new readings of the very first Oz book, by two well-known movie stars.
Audio download version, read by Anne Hathaway
CD edition, read by Brooke Shields.
Order directly from Books on Tape.
Outsiders from Oz by Jared Davis. Button-Bright and the Wizard are going to Glinda's Palace to examine a watch that belonged to Button-Bright's father. But when they find themselves stranded outside of Oz, they must rely on the assistance of the locals for a return.
Paperback edition, illustrated by Shawn Maldonado and decorations by Sam Milazzo.
Hardcover edition.
Professor Wogglebug and the Frogman of Oz by Cynthia Hanson. Ever since the Frogman bathed in the Truth Pond, he has been unable to say anything but the truth — even when the truth hurts. His old friend Professor Wogglebug has vowed to help him find a cure. Here's a promotional video:
Paperback edition.
Fantasy Baseball by Alan M. Gratz. Is he dreaming, or is Alex Metcalf actually playing baseball in Oz? Alex finds himself helping the Oz Cyclones in the Ever After baseball tournament. Then Alex figures out that the only way he can get home is for the Cyclones to win! Alex has to play the game of his life!
Remembering Oz by Christianna Rickard. Ray Bolger's niece reminisces and remembers her uncle, who played the Scarecrow.
Paperback edition.
Royal Explorers of Oz: Book 1 by Marcus Mébès, Jared Davis, and Jeff Rester. At last, the next voyage of the Crescent Moon is off to explore the Continent of Imagination and the Nonestic Ocean. Captain Samuel Salt and his crew have encounters with the pirates of Pirate Island, Prince Bobo of Boboland, and many others in this first volume of a new trilogy.
Hardcover edition.
Paperback edition.
The Witches of Oz. In this television miniseries, Dorothy is all grown up and writing children's books in New York City. But her childhood encounter in Oz has come back, as the Wicked Witch of the West has come to our world to exact her revenge.
Blu-Ray
DVD (Region 1 encoding, NTSC format)
DVD (Region 2 encoding, PAL format)
Berry Brick Road. Strawberry Shortcake and her friends do their own version of The Wizard of Oz!
DVD (Region 1 encoding, NTSC format)
Mr. Potato Head Dorothy and Friends set. Dorothy and her three friends from the yellow brick road, rendered in the classic style of Mr. Potato Head.
Set of four potato-shaped figures.
Twist by the Wiyos. The avant-garde music group's latest collection is a concept album of music inspired by The Wizard of Oz.
mp3 download
The Silver Tower of Oz by Margaret Baum. Long before Dorothy came to Oz, the parents of Aiden, Theresa, and Terrance Silverglade became lost. The three children travel through the magical Land of Oz as they attempt to sell their crop of Silver Lilies and find their lost parents. Come and experience the rich history of Oz, and even learn about some of the ancestry of Glinda the Good Sorceress.
Of Cabbages, Kings and Even (Odd) Queens of Wonderland and Oz by Ron Baxley, Jr., and James C. Wallace III. The Red Queen has finally started making good her famous threats to behead her subjects in Wonderland. But Ozma has spies in that famous land, who return to Oz with the news of what's happening.
Paperback edition.
Available through Create Space.
The Oz Clan by Jeff Barstock. A new play script.
Paperback edition
And Toto, Too: The Wizard of Oz As a Spiritual Adventure by Nathan G. Castle, O. P. A Dominican priest writes about The Wizard of Oz from both a pesonal and a spiritual perspective.
Paperback edition.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by Robert Ingpen. This new edition is illustrated by acclaimed artist Robert Ingpen.
Hardcover edition.
Out of Oz. The Emerald City is invading Munchkinland. Glinda is under house arrest. Dorothy is back in Oz. And Elphaba's graddaughter has come of age. What magic can she wield? The concluding story of the Wicked Years.
Toto, Too: The True Story of What Happened Over the Rainbow by Richard Perreault. A parody of the story as told in The Movie — as told from Toto's point of view!
Adolf Hitler in Oz: A Children's Book for Adults by Sam Sackett. What happens when the world's most infamous dictator and warmonger finds himself in Oz? Look out, everybody!
Emerald City: The New Adventures of Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz by Arnold Schildkret. The Love Magnet has gone missing, signaling the possible destruction of the Emerald City. Then Dorothy and her friends discover that the Nome King is on his way, as well!
Booksurfers: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by David Gatward. Jake, Becca, Ryan, and Harriet have been kidnapped and forced to raid famous books for their treasures. In this second volume in the series, they must become characters in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and bring back Dorothy's famous shoes!
The Terrible Zombie of Oz by L. Scullard. In this spoof, Dorothy is carried off by a Cyclops to the Land of the Feast and frees the Munchbrains from the witch. It goes on from there. Of course, the Scarecrow wants "Braaaaaains..."
The Royal Historian of Oz by S. D. Brown. Before Dorothy went to Oz on a tornado, young Frankie Baum was there. This is the story of how he earned the title Royal Historian of Oz.
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