Little Wizard Stories of Oz

L. Frank Baum (1856 - 1919)

The "Little Wizard Stories of Oz" are six short stories written by L. Frank Baum in 1913. By all accounts, Baum intended to finish the Oz series with "The Emerald City of Oz," published in 1910. Following that, he attempted to write non-Oz books, publishing "The Sea Fairies" in 1911 and "Sky Island" in 1912. But, (as Baum himself laments in the prefaces of many of his Oz books,) his "little tyrants" were only interested in hearing more Oz stories. So in 1913, he returned to writing about Oz, putting out both The "Little Wizard Stories" and "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" that year.

The Little Wizard Stories were geared toward younger children and were originally published separately, "similar in style to today's Little Golden Books." The next year, they were published together as one volume.

Each Little Wizard Story revolves around the adventures of two famous Oz characters, and their humorous adventures in and around the land of Oz. (Summary by Maddie)

Genre(s): Children's Fiction

Language: English

Group: Oz books

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger Maddie
00:12:01
Play 02 Little Dorothy and Toto Maddie
00:12:03
Play 03 Tiktok and the Nome King Maddie
00:11:54
Play 04 Ozma and the Little Wizard Maddie
00:11:43
Play 05 Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhors Maddie
00:11:24
Play 06 The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman Maddie
00:13:10