Oz Reading Order

The wonderful world of Oz has long been a place for children to escape, long before the 1939 film took us there on the big screen. And the tradition of Oz-related books has continued long into the present. This is the Oz reading order.

What’s on the Oz Reading Order?

Oz originated in 1900 when L. Frank Baum wrote the first book in the series. It was quickly followed up with multiple illustrated books. Following Baum, several other authors wrote Oz books in his place, and are considered canonical by the Baum estate. This timeline only includes the canonical books, and not side-stories like the musical Wicked.

As with our other timelines, be sure to let us know if there’s something we can correct or improve. We love to hear all of your feedback. In the mean time, we hope you enjoy this reading order for the wonderful world of Oz.

Where to Start?

As with many of the timelines, we recommend you start from the beginning with the Wizard of Oz. Baum’s original books are the core place to start, and if you enjoy them you can continue with the other canonical books.

And if you enjoyed this timeline, be sure to check out some of our others, such as our Chronicles of Prydain timeline.

Chronological	Series	Title	Type	Author	Released
1	Baum Era	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1900-05-17

2	Baum Era	The Marvelous Land of Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1904-07-05

3	Baum Era	Ozma of Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1907-07-30

4	Baum Era	Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1908-06-18

5	Baum Era	The Road to Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1909-07-10

6	Baum Era	The Emerald City of Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1910-07-20

7	Baum Era	Little Wizard Stories of Oz +	Anthology	L. Frank Baum	1914-01-01

8	Baum Era	The Patchwork Girl of Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1913-07-01

9	Baum Era	Tik-Tok of Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1914-06-19

10	Baum Era	The Scarecrow of Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1915-06-06

11	Baum Era	Rinkitink in Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1916-01-01

12	Baum Era	The Lost Princess of Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1917-01-01

13	Baum Era	The Tin Woodman of Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1918-01-01

14	Baum Era	The Magic of Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1919-06-07

15	Baum Era	Glinda of Oz +	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1920-07-10

16	Thompson	The Royal Book of Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1921-01-01

Still considered canonical.
17	Thompson	Kabumpo in Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1922-01-01

18	Thompson	The Cowardly Lion of Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1923-01-01

19	Thompson	Grampa in Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1924-01-01

20	Thompson	The Lost King of Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1925-01-01

21	Thompson	The Hungry Tiger of Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1926-01-01

22	Thompson	The Gnome King of Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1927-01-01

23	Thompson	The Giant Horse of Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1928-01-01

24	Thompson	Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1929-01-01

25	Thompson	The Yellow Knight of Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1930-01-01

26	Thompson	Pirates in Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1931-01-01

27	Thompson	The Purple Prince of Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1932-01-01

28	Thompson	Ojo in Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1933-01-01

29	Thompson	Speedy in Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1934-01-01

30	Thompson	The Wishing Horse of Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1935-01-01

31	Thompson	Captain Salt in Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1936-01-01

32	Thompson	Handy Mandy in Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1937-01-01

33	Thompson	The Silver Princess in Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1938-01-01

34	Thompson	Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz +	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1939-01-01

35	Post Baum/Thompson	The Wonder City of Oz +	Novel	John R. Neill	1940-01-01

36	Post Baum/Thompson	The Scalawagons of Oz +	Novel	John R. Neill	1941-01-01

37	Post Baum/Thompson	Lucky Bucky in Oz +	Novel	John R. Neill	1942-01-01

38	Post Baum/Thompson	The Magical Mimics in Oz +	Novel	Jack Snow	1946-01-01

39	Post Baum/Thompson	The Shaggy Man of Oz +	Novel	Jack Snow	1949-01-01

40	Post Baum/Thompson	The Hidden Valley of Oz +	Novel	Rachel R. Cosgrove	1951-01-01

41	Post Baum/Thompson	Merry Go Round in Oz +	Novel	Eloise Jarvis McGraw	1963-10-12

42	Post Baum/Thompson	The Emerald Wand of Oz +	Novel	Sherwood Smith	2005-01-01

Endorsed as canonicle by Baum estate.
43	Post Baum/Thompson	Trouble Under Oz +	Novel	Sherwood Smith	2006-01-01

Endorsed as canonicle by Baum estate.
44	Post Baum/Thompson	Sky Pyrates Over Oz +	Novel	Sherwood Smith	2014-01-11

Endorsed as canonicle by Baum estate.

Jason Hamilton
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February 11, 2020

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