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A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of
Kansas, the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin
Woodman, Tiktok, the Cowardly Lion and
the Hungry Tiger; Besides Other Good
People too Numerous to Mention
Faithfully Recorded Herein

Author's Note
My friends the children are responsible for this new "Oz Book," as they were for the last one, which was called The Land of Oz. The... More

A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of
Kansas, the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin
Woodman, Tiktok, the Cowardly Lion and
the Hungry Tiger; Besides Other Good
People too Numerous to Mention
Faithfully Recorded Herein

Author's Note
My friends the children are responsible for this new "Oz Book," as they were for the last one, which was called The Land of Oz. Their sweet little letters plead to know "more about Dorothy"; and they ask: "What became of the Cowardly Lion?" and "What did Ozma do afterward?"--meaning, of course, after she became the Ruler of Oz. And some of them suggest plots to me, saying: "Please have Dorothy go to the Land of Oz again"; or, "Why don't you make Ozma and Dorothy meet, and have a good time together?" Indeed, could I do all that my little friends ask, I would be obliged to write dozens of books to satisfy their demands. And I wish I could, for I enjoy writing these stories just as much as the children say they enjoy reading them.
Well, here is "more about Dorothy," and about our old friends the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, and about the Cowardly Lion, and Ozma, and all the rest of them; and here, likewise, is a good deal about some new folks that are queer and unusual. One little friend, who read this story before it was printed, said to me: "Billina is REAL OZZY, Mr. Baum, and so are Tiktok and the Hungry Tiger."
If this judgment is unbiased and correct, and the little folks find this new story "real Ozzy," I shall be very glad indeed that I wrote it. But perhaps I shall get some more of those very welcome letters from my readers, telling me just how they like "Ozma of Oz." I hope so, anyway.
L. FRANK BAUM.
MACATAWA, 1907.

Further Reading:
Written by L Frank Baum and available from ADB Publishing
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
A Kidnapped Santa Claus
The Enchanted Buffalo
The Enchanted Island of Yew
The Sea Fairies
The Tiger's Eye

The Oz Series
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Dorothy And The Wizard In Oz
Glinda Of Oz
Ozma Of Oz - This Book
Rinkitink In Oz
The Emerald City Of Oz
The Magic Of Oz
The Patchwork Girl Of Oz
The Road To Oz
The Scarecrow Of Oz
The Tin Woodman Of Oz
Tik-Tok Of Oz

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