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This charming short story from Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum is an entertaining addition to your holiday reading list. Santa's magical lair in the Laughing Valley is wonderful in every sense—well, except for the family of jealous demons who happen to live next door. Their enmity boils over on Christmas Eve, and they hatch a plan to abduct St. Nick. Will he escape in time to deliver presents to all the good boys and girls around the world?
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62013-935-6

The acclaimed author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and many other juvenile fantasy books, L. Frank Baum had a lifelong fascination with fables, folklore, mythology, and fairy tales. This volume collects a series of engaging fantasy stories that follow the format of the world's best-loved fairy tales, combining imagination and adventure with valuable moral lessons.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-973-0

The follow-up to the smash hit Aunt Jane's Nieces, Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad is the second in the series of ten novels that Wizard of Oz creator L. Frank Baum penned for young adults at the dawn of the twentieth century. This entry follows the travels of wacky baron John Merrick as he takes his three nieces on a grand tour of Europe.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-843-6

Generations of cinema fans and fantasy readers have been charmed by the altruism and sage advice of Glinda the Good Witch in L. Frank Baum's Oz series. This novel, the fourteenth in the series and the last penned by Baum himself, depicts Dorothy's efforts to calm strife and avert war in a section of Oz by calling on Glinda's magical powers.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-981-5

Ozma of Oz is the fourth book in Baum's Oz series. The series chronicles the further adventures of Dorothy both in and out of Oz, as she deals with the characters, situations and desires which continue to spill over from her first fateful adventure.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-153-6

Like many of author L. Frank Baum's Oz and non-Oz novels, Rinkitink in Oz is a quest story that follows King Rinkitink and his traveling companion Princess Inga on a long and perilous journey through the land of the Nomes, and finally, to Oz itself. Although most of the action in the novel is only tangentially related to the primary cast of well-known Oz characters, Baum's rich imagination shines through, making this an engaging read for fans of the fantasy fiction genre.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-977-8

Travel to an enchanted land borne from the imagination of Frank L. Baum, the author of the beloved Wizard of Oz series. The mysterious island of Yew is as fantastical as Oz, but this story offers more that will please fans of traditional and medieval-inspired fantasy tales, including warring nights, magical castles, fairies, and much more.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-914-3

Whether you're a longtime fan of the Oz series or a newcomer who was lured to the juvenile fantasy genre by more recent fare like the remarkably popular Harry Potter series, The Magic of Oz is sure to delight you. This engaging tale focuses on the wondrous powers of the various inhabitants of Oz as they combine their talents to hold off a conquering army that was sent to wrest control of the region away from its rightful leaders.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-980-8

Though he is best remembered as the creator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the subsequent series of Oz novels, L. Frank Baum's prolific imagination led him to pen many other tales, as well. The Master Key, which takes the form of a fairy tale or fable that happens to be set in the early twentieth century, follows teenage protagonist Rob Joslyn, an avid experimenter who accidentally summons a strange (but largely benign) demon while working with electricity.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-972-3

The fifth novel in Baum's beloved series of stories about the magical land of Oz, The Road to Oz recounts Dorothy's fourth interlude in Oz, during which she encounters whimsically imaginative characters such as Shaggy Man, Polychrome, and Button Bright. A masterwork of imaginative fiction, this book is a must-read for fans of classic children's literature.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-297-6

This delightful underwater fantasia from Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum is sure to enthrall younger readers—and any parents or grandparents who happen to come along for the ride. A little girl named Mayre Griffiths wishes desperately to catch a glimpse of a mermaid. Not only is her wish granted, but she is also invited to pay a visit to the enchanted kingdom of these beautiful creatures.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-911-2

The Woggle-Bug, a creation from the mind of L. Frank Baum, who also penned the Wizard of Oz series, captivated the United States in the early 1900s. The comical character was a multimedia sensation at the time, appearing in everything from comic strips to books to a live stage show. Though some of the ethnic humor in the book may be somewhat jarring to modern readers, The Woggle-Bug Book remains a captivating read more than 100 years after its initial release.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-007-1

If you thought the Oz story begins and ends with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, you're in for a pleasant surprise. L. Frank Baum penned an entire series dealing with this fantastical—and sometimes terrifying—wonderland. Tik-Tok of Oz, the eighth book in the original series, follows the adventures of a young girl from Oklahoma who lands in Oz via a shipwreck and meets up with a strange character called The Shaggy Man.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-983-9