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.

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#	Amazon	Name	Media	Author	Date	Series	Notes
1		The Wonderful Wizard of Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1900-05-17	Baum Era
2		The Marvelous Land of Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1904-07-05	Baum Era
3		Ozma of Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1907-07-30	Baum Era
4		Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1908-06-18	Baum Era
5		The Road to Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1909-07-10	Baum Era
6		The Emerald City of Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1910-07-20	Baum Era
7		Little Wizard Stories of Oz	Anthology	L. Frank Baum	1914-01-01	Baum Era
8		The Patchwork Girl of Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1913-07-01	Baum Era
9		Tik-Tok of Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1914-06-19	Baum Era
10		The Scarecrow of Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1915-06-06	Baum Era
11		Rinkitink in Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1916-01-01	Baum Era
12		The Lost Princess of Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1917-01-01	Baum Era
13		The Tin Woodman of Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1918-01-01	Baum Era
14		The Magic of Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1919-06-07	Baum Era
15		Glinda of Oz	Novel	L. Frank Baum	1920-07-10	Baum Era
16		The Royal Book of Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1921-01-01	Thompson	Still considered canonical.
17		Kabumpo in Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1922-01-01	Thompson
18		The Cowardly Lion of Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1923-01-01	Thompson
19		Grampa in Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1924-01-01	Thompson
20		The Lost King of Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1925-01-01	Thompson
21		The Hungry Tiger of Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1926-01-01	Thompson
22		The Gnome King of Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1927-01-01	Thompson
23		The Giant Horse of Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1928-01-01	Thompson
24		Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1929-01-01	Thompson
25		The Yellow Knight of Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1930-01-01	Thompson
26		Pirates in Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1931-01-01	Thompson
27		The Purple Prince of Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1932-01-01	Thompson
28		Ojo in Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1933-01-01	Thompson
29		Speedy in Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1934-01-01	Thompson
30		The Wishing Horse of Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1935-01-01	Thompson
31		Captain Salt in Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1936-01-01	Thompson
32		Handy Mandy in Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1937-01-01	Thompson
33		The Silver Princess in Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1938-01-01	Thompson
34		Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz	Novel	Ruth Plumly Thompson	1939-01-01	Thompson
35		The Wonder City of Oz	Novel	John R. Neill	1940-01-01	Post Baum/Thompson
36		The Scalawagons of Oz	Novel	John R. Neill	1941-01-01	Post Baum/Thompson
37		Lucky Bucky in Oz	Novel	John R. Neill	1942-01-01	Post Baum/Thompson
38		The Magical Mimics in Oz	Novel	Jack Snow	1946-01-01	Post Baum/Thompson
39		The Shaggy Man of Oz	Novel	Jack Snow	1949-01-01	Post Baum/Thompson
40		The Hidden Valley of Oz	Novel	Rachel R. Cosgrove	1951-01-01	Post Baum/Thompson
41		Merry Go Round in Oz	Novel	Eloise Jarvis McGraw	1963-10-12	Post Baum/Thompson
42		The Emerald Wand of Oz	Novel	Sherwood Smith	2005-01-01	Post Baum/Thompson	Endorsed as canonicle by Baum estate.
43		Trouble Under Oz	Novel	Sherwood Smith	2006-01-01	Post Baum/Thompson	Endorsed as canonicle by Baum estate.
44		Sky Pyrates Over Oz	Novel	Sherwood Smith	2014-01-11	Post Baum/Thompson	Endorsed as canonicle by Baum estate.